The silverdome s roof collapsed in december of 2012 37 years after opening its doors to its inaugural wave of lions fans in 1975 and hasn t been touched since.
Silverdome roof collapse 2012.
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.
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.
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.
With a seating capacity of 82 666 it was the largest stadium in the.
The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month.
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.
There were tentative plans to bring major league soccer to the silverdome as well as a team in the revived nasl but a further roof collapse in january 2013 proved to be the death knell for the.
Buried under tons of icy slush and whipped past the breaking point by.
While manchester united are facing real madrid in nearby ann arbor in front of 109 000 spectators on saturday the silverdome will stand eerie and neglected the wind whistling through the.