Pontiac Silverdome Roof Collapse 2013

The pontiac silverdome the former home of the detroit lions remains standing despite an attempt to implode by a demolition crew.

Pontiac silverdome roof collapse 2013. Afterwards in october 2015 it was announced that the silverdome would be demolished in the spring of 2016 and the area would be part of an oakland county mixed use development. The roof of the pontiac silverdome collapsed monday under the weight of an overnight snowfall sending three detroit lions players james jones gary danielson and eric hipple scurrying for cover. Oh yeah we meant to do that posted on january 23 2013 by neil demause time to check in on the pontiac silverdome onetime home of the detroit lions and more recently sold for 583 000 to a guy who says he ll maybe use it for horse racing and polo and who asked for a five year freeze on property taxes so. It will be the first monday night game at ford field and first in michigan since the pontiac silverdome hosted one in 2001.

Andreas began making plans to transfer the higher football league to silverdome. The pontiac silverdome also known as simply the silverdome was a stadium in pontiac michigan it opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres 51 ha of land. Silverdome implosion in detroit michigan. The pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions football players to run for cover.

In december 2014 cleveland based photographer johnny joo captured the silverdome in a state of abandonment showing destruction caused by the 2013 roof collapse. This collapse was the final tragic event in the history of the great stadium. No one was hurt but the roof collapse sent the league and both teams. Silverdome owners on roof collapse.

When the stadium opened it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure the first use of the architectural technique in a major athletic facility.