Design
A Tale of Two Arenas: Detroit's Silverdome vs. Pittsburgh's Civic Arena
Two cities choose two very different paths in dealing with aging stadiums
A 127-acre, 80,300-seat domed stadium, the all-purpose Pontiac Silverdome, once hosted NBA and NFL teams, the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and musical performances from Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd and many more.
But faced with decades of economic decline, the City of Pontiac—about 30 miles northwest of Detroit—was famously forced to auction the stadium in 2009.