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Pontiac Silverdome opens

1973 CE · United States, North America · Sport

Pontiac Silverdome opens
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The Pontiac Silverdome was a multi-purpose stadium in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof coated in Teflon and held up by air pressure, the first use of the architectural technique in a major athletic facility.

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