Pontiac Silverdome Roof Collapse 1985

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Pontiac silverdome roof collapse 1985.

In march 1985 the famous roof of the stadium collapsed under the weight of snow after an overnight storm. Snowy roads slowed traffic to the game and caused other delays but otherwise the game was successful and a great promotion for the city of pontiac. The 1985 repairs were necessitated by a collapse of the original 1975 roof around noon est on march 4 1985. 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.

My electric airplane crashed onto the inflatable roof of the pontiac silverdome. The roof that replaced it was made of a thin fabric. The roof had to be restored and improved at a cost of 8 5 million. Pontiac silverdome roof collapses the pontiac silverdome roof collapsed yesterday under the weight of snow accumulated during an overnight storm forcing stadium employes and three detroit lions.

The teflon coated fiberglass roof of the pontiac silverdome accomplished all that in a monumental collapse last month. Germany and england met at the silverdome in a world cup warm up in 1993. 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.

David cannon getty images while pontiac is a city in itself some 30 miles northwest of downtown detroit so. The upshot to the whole. In march 1985 the original fiberglass panel roof collapsed under a pile of snow. I lost orientation in the low light and crashed before i could do anything to save it.