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From glory to gutted: The Pontiac Silverdome

Published January 27, 2015
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The last time football was even in the dome was in 2006 when the Pittsburgh Steelers used it to practice during Super Bowl XL. The last event was a in 2011, just before a snow storm collapsed the roof the next year, leaving it exposed to the elements. 

In 2009, Apostolopoulos bought the stadium with reported plans to put in a Major League Soccer team. Like the roof of the once-amazing structure, those plans fell through.

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