Silverdome Roof Gone

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.

Silverdome roof gone.

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. Wxyz tv which shot the above photo reports that silverdome officials say that since they let the air out the roof has been tearing because of the wind and snow. Silverdome implosion in detroit michigan. 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.

In december 2014 cleveland based photographer johnny joo captured the silverdome in a state of abandonment showing destruction caused by the 2013 roof collapse. They also say they expected tearing to happen. Indeed just six months after strong winds and snow fatally damaged the silverdome s inflatable roof in january 2013 the city of detroit filed for chapter 9 bankruptcy after reported debts of. I f everything had gone according to plan the pontiac silverdome in michigan would have imploded this morning.

But it s still standing. The stadium that was once home to the detroit lions failed. The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month.