So on monday that roof the largest air inflated stadium roof in the country will be retired in the name of progress and go the way of the metrodome pontiac silverdome and rca dome before it.
Pontiac silverdome roof deflated.
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.
During the high winds event nearly all of the remaining panels in the deflated roof 100 in all were badly damaged.
Pontiac wwj ap it s not quite a dome at the moment.
It takes a mighty big roof to fall in on the detroit pistons the detroit lions and dolly parton.
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.
The decision was made to replace the entire roof and incorporate some improvements to prevent a similar event from occuring in the future.
With a seating capacity of 82 666 it was the largest stadium in the national.
Earlier this month the huge inflatable roof was deflated.
Crews renovating the pontiac silverdome have deflated the venue s once puffy roof ahead of the start of work to return the.
Ap crews renovating the pontiac silverdome have deflated the roof ahead of the start of work to return the former home of the detroit lions to use.
Wxyz chopper 7 was over the pontiac silverdome where video appears to show extensive damage to the roof of the facility.
The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental.