When the stadium opened it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure.
Pontiac silverdome how did they keep the roof up.
For many decades the detroit lions had one of the best stadiums in the nfl.
The silverdome was what they call an air dome and the roof was kept in place by air pressure.
When you walked into the place you had to use revolving doors in order for the support system to.
The pontiac silverdome also known as simply the silverdome was a stadium in pontiac michigan.
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.
It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres 51 ha of land.
Buried under tons of icy slush and whipped past the breaking point by 35 mile.
If anything 2019 so far has been a big year for big sites.
A great stadium is just as integral to a team s long term success as a solid roster or an experienced coach.
It was built a little too well.
The pontiac silverdome the silverdome also served as a 10 year home of the detroit pistons while hosting many large scale events over the years.