Pontiac Silverdome Roof Collapse 2013

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.

Pontiac silverdome roof collapse 2013.

Silverdome owners on roof collapse. The pontiac silverdome the former home of the detroit lions remains standing despite an attempt to implode by a demolition crew. However the next collapse of its inflatable roof in january 2013 due to a winter storm destroyed all such plans. No one was hurt but the roof collapse sent the league and both teams.

In december 2014 cleveland based photographer johnny joo captured the silverdome in a state of abandonment showing destruction caused by the 2013 roof collapse. 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. 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. Silverdome implosion in detroit michigan.

Andreas began making plans to transfer the higher football league to silverdome. 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. It will be the first monday night game at ford field and first in michigan since the pontiac silverdome hosted one in 2001. 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.

With a seating capacity of 82 666 it was the largest stadium in the national.