I remember in 1987 wen wwf WrestleMania 3 was at the Pontiac Sliverdom one of the most popular WrestleMania events in the world History and still is off today
Why 5 stars? Simple. It took not 1, but 2 implosions to almost take down this complex. It is no longer standing and at one time the Detroit Lions played here until Detroit came back with a fury. We will always remember the dome. Many gathered to watch her fall and she didn't budge after the first round of explosives detonated. There has been quite a few ideas as to what went wrong and they may have had merit had the second attempt not ended in the same way. A few days after the first go. More charges were set and and as another thunderous course of explosives brought the skirting and entrances down. The skeleton of framework remained. Kudos to that builder we wherever they are now!
Seeing Big foot back in the early 80's here is something I will never forget! This was a great architectural land mark that should have been saved.
Will miss the dome. Lived off of Opdyke for years as a kid always could look in the distance and see it. Went to a monster truck jam when I was little and remember my dad taking us out the emergency exit and got blown out because of the air pressure. That was fun. A shame it had to go I will miss it and the memories!
I went there to watch a game and I almost got molested by a hobo and their wasn't even a game going on
Went to see Monster Jam when I was a baby! it was super loud, but I had a great time!! Hopefully someone will buy this property out and put something good in it's place.
Saw some Awsome fights here over the years! I'm not talking about the players on the field, I'm talking about the spectators in the seats! During every lions game, you just needed to break out your binoculars, to observe all the Action in the seats! Some of the fights were better than the action on the field! The place was a Zoo,Great Times!
America's "throw away society" shows that even spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a stadium ($248 million in 2016 dollars), it can be tossed away like yesterday's trash. The thing only lasted about 30 years before it fell apart and sold for $583,000 in 2009. LOL
Please restore and preserve the Silverdome, mainly because of Savage/Steamboat.
I remember freezing my ass off outside of the dome scalping tickets for the Bengals/49ers superbowl in '81. Sad state now. Wow! The Bengals (cheerleaders) were gorgeous. Great game!
Saw some Awsome fights here over the years! I'm not talking about the players on the field, I'm talkin bout the spectators in the seats! During every lions game, U jus needed 2 break out ur binoculars, 2 observe all the Action! Some of the fights were better than the action on the field! Da place was a Zoo,Great Times!
I had some great times here, and I wish someone could put it all back together again!
I remember being here for WrestleMania 3, watching two of the greatest matches of my life, Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat