Silverdome Roof Removed

The roof of the pontiac silverdome home of the detroit pistons and the detroit lions collapsed under the weight of heavy snow and ice monday.

Silverdome roof removed.

Earlier this month the huge inflatable roof was deflated. The deflation of the iconic roof in 2013 marked the end of the line for the pontiac silverdome. There is chance that explosives will be used to drop the silverdome s roof making the demolition faster and cheaper. The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental.

From that moment it would never host again. It s the fourth time in the building s 29 year history that the roof has collapsed. The roof tore open spilling tons of snow onto the playing field and erasing the familiar puffy white top from. A lions spokeswoman said several.

Final demolition has been slated for spring 2016. 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. The dome s bleachers and turf have been removed suites have been covered and the concourse has been sealed off from the arena to protect against the weather for when the roof is disassembled. It takes a mighty big roof to fall in on the detroit pistons the detroit lions and dolly parton.