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Historical · NFL · NBA
Pontiac Silverdome
Former home of the Detroit Lions
Pontiac, MI
Still to visit
Teams
Detroit Lions
NFL · football
1975–2001
Detroit Pistons
NBA · basketball
1978–1988
Also known as Silverdome
Stadium facts
- Opened
- August 23, 1975
- Closed in February 2006 and again in January 2013, with a reopening on April 17, 2010. Demolished from December 4, 2017, to March 2018.Source for opened
Timeline
1975
1979
1982
1987
1994
2006
2017
August 23, 1975
Silverdome opens
The stadium opened on August 23, 1975, and cost $55.7 million. It was Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium for the first year, then the Pontiac Silverdome. The Lions played there from 1975 to 2001, and the Pistons from 1978 to 1988.
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Location
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