Pontiac Silverdome Sold for $583,000
November 19th, 2009The Silverdome cost $55.7 million to build in 1975. That’s about $222.7 million in 2008 dollars (CPI method).
Via: Christian Science Monitor:
Ever want to own a domed football stadium?
The question was a plausible one Monday when it was announced that the Pontiac Silverdome — once home to the NFL’s Detroit Lions — was sold for $583,000, or about 1 percent of the $55.7 million it took to build in 1975.
The Silverdome, an 80,300-seat stadium located in Pontiac, Mich., is the latest example of how comprehensively the recession has socked southeastern Michigan.
