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# WATCH: A Wild Look Inside The Decrepit Pontiac Silverdome
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/watch-wild-look-inside-decrepit-pontiac-silverdome/
- Published: 2015-02-14T17:24:28.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-27T19:49:07.000Z
- Author: Jer Staes
- Tags: Silverdome, #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-25 18:12, #daily-detroit-staff

### **It used to hold 80,000 people. Now, it’s empty.**

The Silverdome (located in Pontiac, a suburb of Detroit and the county seat of Oakland County) has been quiet for awhile. The deterioration of the building and the roof created a situation where the roof collapsed in 2012 and the elements started getting in. There hasn’t been a Lions game played here for more than a decade.

The stadium is owned by Triple Group Properties (Andreas Apostolopoulos) who also owns Detroit’s iconic Penobscot building and has been angling for a pro soccer team. He recently sold the historic State Savings Bank next to the Penobscot to Dan Gilbert after being denied the ability to turn it into a parking structure. [Local activists](http://www.dailytribune.com/general-news/20150126/pontiac-blight-fighting-group-asks-for-silverdome-improvements?ref=dailydetroit.com) are looking for help in addressing the blight situation.

We’re hoping to see some progress, too.