Michigan News
(2009-12-18)
'No Trespassing' sign greets passersby outside the empty Pontiac Silverdome
(photo by Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio)
A judge has rejected a request to block the $583,000 sale of the 80,300-seat Pontiac Silverdome to a Canadian company.
The ex-home of the Detroit Lions and Pistons was built in 1975 for $56 million, or about $220 million today. Pope John Paul II, Michael Jackson and the Rolling Stones all appeared at the venue.
Oakland County Circuit Judge Edward Sosnick refused to issue a restraining order Friday to halt the closing.
Some Pontiac citizens sued to block the sale. Sosnick says they appear to lack legal standing to intervene.
Pontiac's state-appointed emergency manager approved the sale to Toronto-based Triple Properties Inc. Company chief Andreas Apostolopoulos says he wants to use it for multiple sports.
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