The now-blighted Silverdome, where Lions running back Barry Sanders dazzled fans, where the Pistons played on an interim basis, where the Super Bowl XVI was played, where the Rolling Stones performed, where Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass, will soon be no more, WDIV reports.
There are now plans to knock down the building in the spring and sell the land. Triple Investment Group bought the building at auction in 2009 for $583,000 from Pontiac's financial emergency manager. The property was recently put up for sale for $30 million, but there were no takers.
Fox 2 reports there is talk of possibly building a hotel and retail shops and maybe even a headquarters for some corporation. The Detroit News http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2015/10/29/demolition-pontiac-silverdome/74834576/reports that plans for the site are expected to be unveiled Friday during Oakland County’s second annual One Stop Ready Community Showcase in Waterford Township.
The Lions started playing there in 1975 team and moved to Detroit in 2002. The dome is now gone. It collapsed.
The News reports that over the years, the city rejected offers as high as $18.5 million for the stadium.
