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  Pontiac Silverdome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pontiac Silverdome is a domed stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
The roof was replaced by a new canvas fabric reinforced by steel girders after a freak spring snowstorm on March 4, 1985 caused structural damage to the old roof.
The Silverdome was used for Monster Jam on January 7, 2006.
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 Pontiac, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac.
Also of note in the city is the Pontiac Silverdome, the stadium in which the Detroit Lions played until 2002.
Pontiac participates in the annual Woodward Dream Cruise, an event celebrating Woodward's hot-rod history, stretching from Pontiac to Detroit.
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 Auto SOS - Pontiac   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Pontiac is a car division of general motors that was aimed to produce high quality cars at a price lower than most high-priced luxury cars.
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 Pontiac Silverdome
The Pontiac Silverdome has been "Home Sweet Home" for the Detroit Lions since the last brick was put in place in 1975.
The lighting inside the Silverdome is designed to capture the natural sunlight that filters through the translucent roof and to provide a balance between that sunlight and the artificial lights that surround the perimeter inside the Silverdome.
The Silverdome is available to the general public for jogging and walking during the winter season.
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 Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Due to use restrictions inside the Silverdome and time restrictions (the demand by FIFA to prove the indoor turf concept would work by playing a U.S. Cup game in June 1993), a 6600 ft2 research dome was built in August 1992 at the MSU Hancock Turfgrass Research Center.
Construction of the field at the Pontiac Silverdome began March 1, 1993.
Television crews and newspaper reporters/photographers were continually present at the Pontiac Silverdome field during the spring and summer of 1994.
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 Silverdome site still up in air - UrbanPlanet.org
PONTIAC -- A decision on what will rise on 127 acres of prime Oakland County real estate to replace the Pontiac Silverdome is expected next month, but anxious observers shouldn't expect to see any major changes at the site until 2006.
Pontiac City Council President John Bueno said city leaders are completing their last round of negotiations with the two contending development companies.
Pontiac officials began soliciting proposals from developers nationwide in 2001 after Detroit Lions officials announced they would be leaving the Silverdome to play football at Ford Field in downtown Detroit.
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 Pontiac Silverdome Location
Silverdome is on the corner of Opdyke and M-59.
Silverdome is on the corner of M-59 and Opdyke Road.
The Silverdome Main parking lot is sold out for the 2001 Detroit Lions' season.
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 Pontiac to padlock Dome - 02/09/06 - The Detroit News Online
Eric Walker, former executive director of the stadium authority that operated the Silverdome, is contemplating his goodbye to the stadium where he has worked for the past 12 years.
It was built with $55 million in Pontiac tax dollars in 1973, was home to the Detroit Lions until 2002 and in recent years has run an annual deficit of $1.6 million just to stay open, despite events such as concerts, monster truck rallies and Wrestlemania.
The company wants to use the Silverdome building to create a Pontiac Towne Center that is part industrial park and part retail center, with six restaurants and a recreation center.
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 Motor City Bowl - Official Home of the Motor City Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pontiac, MI - The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss; 7-4) will be the opponent for Mid American Conference Champion Marshall (10-2) in the inaugural Ford Motor City Bowl on Friday, Dec. 26 in the Pontiac Silverdome at 8:00 p.m.
Pontiac, MI - Tickets for the inaugural Ford Motor City Bowl go on sale Monday, Aug. 25, at the Pontiac Silverdome, all TicketMaster outlets and all 12 Mid-American Conference schools' athletic ticket offices...
Pontiac, MI - College football's bowl season will be returning to the Detroit area in December after a 13-year absence.
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 Pontiac car - find Pontiac auto: new pontiac and used pontiac   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pontiac car - find Pontiac auto: new pontiac and used pontiac - Pontiac Historic Services Home Source of specific historic information for Pontiac enthusiasts.
The Pontiac brand was introduced by General Motors in 1926 as the subsidiary to GM's Oakland Motor Car line.
Pontiac or Obwandiyag (between 1712 and 1725 April 20, 1769), was a Native American Ottawa war leader.
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 SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Pontiac Silverdome
That conversation concluded with the Pistons moving from the Pontiac Silverdome into their current home, a 22,076-seat arena that remains a physically stunning yet functional facility that was built for the ages.
PONTIAC The field has been set and the Michigan High School Athletic Association will crown eight new state champions over the weekend at the Pontiac Silverdome.
The 1982 game at the Pontiac Silverdome was the first contest held in a northern city and was widely viewed as a flop.
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 Motor City Bowl - Official Home of the Motor City Bowl   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pontiac, MI - The Motor City Bowl today proudly announced that Detroit music legend Aretha Franklin will be featured in the 2001 Motor City Bowl halftime show on Saturday, December 29, at the Pontiac Silverdome.
Pontiac, MI - The Motor City Bowl completed its bowl lineup Saturday by inviting the University of Cincinnati - runner-up in Conference USA - to face the University of Toledo - champion of the Mid-American Conference and ranked #25 in the AP poll - on Saturday, December 29 (12:00 noon, ESPN).
Pontiac, MI – The Motor City Bowl announced today that the bowl game will be played on Saturday, December 29, at noon, in the Pontiac Silverdome.
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 Official Ticketmaster site. Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI tickets . Directions, seating chart, events.
The Pontiac Silverdome is located on West M-59 West of the I-75 exit, on corner of Featherstone and Opdyke Roads.
Silverdome Box Office is located on the West side of the Silverdome.
For some non concert Silverdome events, there may be child priced ticket available to children ages 2 to 12.
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 ipedia.com: Pontiac Silverdome Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Pontiac Silverdome is a domed stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, in the suburbs of Detroit.
It hosted the Detroit Lions of the NFL from 1975-2001, the Detroit Pistons of the NBA from 1978-1988, the Michigan Panthers of the USFL from 1983-1984 and four first-round games during the 1994 World Cup.
The decision to build a domed stadium in Detroit took place after a late-season football game at Tiger Stadium resulted in a half-dozen pairs of shoes being lost beneath the muddy surface and not recovered until the next spring.
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 Pontiac Silverdome: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A dome is a common structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere....
(the Silverdome was known for the extremely loud noise that the fans were capable of producing when the stands were filled.
The Silverdome is set to be demolished in late 2005/early 2006.
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 PRESS RELEASE Detroit WHA Team to Play in the Pontiac Silverdome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
PONTIAC, MI -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/11/2004 -- Senticore, Inc. (OTC BB: SNIO), reports that it will be holding a press conference today at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time, from the Silverdome, in Pontiac Michigan, the proposed future home of the new Detroit franchise of the World Hockey Association.
Senticore intends to hold a formal press conference at a later date to introduce the new General Manager and Head Coach of the team.
An additional 2,000 premium seats will be added to a VIP section along the open side of the rink transforming the Silverdome Arena into the largest multiple event hockey venue in North America accommodating up to 36,500 fans.
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 Pontiac Silverdome - aerial picture photo - Jan Kaulins Photo Art Photograph Gallery
Pontiac Silverdome - aerial photo picture photograph - Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome picture photography: This Pontiac Silverdome aerial picture photo is made from an original fl and white photograph that has been hand colored by nationally recognized artist and photographer Jan Kaulins.
This Pontiac Silverdome aerial photo was taken during one of the last Detroit Lions games at the Pontiac Silverdome.
The parking lot is packed with Detroit Lions fans enjoying one of the last Detroit Lions games at the Silverdome, where they played from 1975 until 2001 when they moved back to downtown Detroit to play at the new Ford Field.
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 The Pontiac Silverdome Indoor Turfgrass Project:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In November 1991, the Pontiac Silverdome and the Detroit World Cup Bid Committee asked the Turfgrass Specialists at Michigan State University to assist them in convincing FIFA to choose the Silverdome as a site for 1994 World Cup Matches.
The bid was successful, and the scientists then turned their attention to the task of putting a natural grass field inside covered stadium.
This was an extension of the Silverdome project and continued the appointment of Research Technician Dr.
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 The Oakland Press: Local News: Skating at the Silverdome
It's at the Pontiac Silverdome, Oakland County's gem for in-line skaters, where the upper concourse provides the perfect course.
Pam Lindsey of Pontiac made her first trips around the track - which measures four-tenths of a mile on the inside and a half-mile on the outer edge - on Sunday with a group of children and young teenagers from her church, Pontiac South Side Seventh Day Adventists.
The Silverdome also rents equipment for those who don't have their own gear or who are interested in a first time out, said Pam Prindle, an event assistant with the Silverdome.
www.theoaklandpress.com /stories/022105/loc_20050221022.shtml   (693 words)

  
 Pontiac Silverdome Seating Chart - Seat Diagram to ticket locations provided by Gold Coast Tickets
Location: Pontiac, MI The seating chart shown below is intended to assist in the selection of tickets for events held at Pontiac Silverdome.
If you are looking for tickets to an event at Pontiac Silverdome, we offer a great selection of tickets to this venue as well as all major sports, theater and sporting events nation-wide.
The Pontiac Silverdome seating chart shown above is provided by Gold Coast Tickets, Chicago, IL.
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 Silverdome, site of MSU turf triumph, closing - Athletic Turf
PONTIAC, MI — The Pontiac Silverdome, site of one of the sports turf industry's most celebrated triumphs, appears to be headed for a date with the wrecking ball.
The Silverdome, built in 1973 for $55 million, hosted a 1982 SuperBowl and a Mass by Pope John Paul I in 1987, but veteran turfgrass researchers and educators at Michigan State University remember it as the site of World Cup (soccer) qualifiers when the United States hosted the Games in 1994.
In recent years, the Silverdome has been a losing proposition, in spite of events such as concerts and monster truck events, it posted a $1.6 million deficit in 2005.
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Pontiac Silverdome at Epinions.com
The first big landmark that I knew in Pontiac was the Pontiac Silverdome.
Not only does the Silverdome has parking on its grounds, there is a walkaway bridge to the other side of the road(M-59) where there is more parking.
If you don't want to deal with driving into the Silverdome, you can park in Downtown Pontiac and there is a shuttle that will take you to and from the Silverdome.
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 Pontiac Silverdome picture photo - Detroit Lions - Jan Kaulins Photo Art Photograph Gallery
Pontiac Silverdome 1975 - 2001 picture photo - DETROIT LIONS Pontiac Silverdome photo picture photograph for sale: This color picture of Pontiac Silverdome, home of the Detroit Lions from 1975 to 2001, was made from an original fl and white photograph that was hand-colored.
The Pontiac Silverdome ended its twenty six year run as home to The Detroit Lions when the Lions moved back to downtown Detroit in the newly constructed Detroit Ford Field Stadium.
It was the end of an era for Pontiac and for the Detroit Lions.
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 Pontiac Silverdome Tickets - Maps, Events, Seating Chart - Ticket Brokers
If you would like to attend an event at Pontiac Silverdome, Coast To Coast Tickets can get you in the door and into great seats.
Whether the entertainment du jour is a live music concert, theater performance, or sporting event, we offer a variety of seating options and excellent customer service.
Tickets for events at Pontiac Silverdome may be sold for more than the price listed on the ticket.
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 abc7.com: Silverdome gets a quick makeover
There is a flurry of activity at the Pontiac Silverdome.
They say the Silverdome is already in pretty good shaper but the NFL wants it touched up a bit before the Steelers arrive.
Work began with a few cosmetic changes and upgrades at the Silverdome back in December, preparing for one of the Super Bowl teams to practice there.
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