Silverdome, a beacon in better times, sells for just $583,000, bringing more dismay to Detroit The
Pontiac Silverdome, built three decades ago for $56 million, is being virtually given away -- sold at auction for a paltry $583,000. That comes out to $7.25 a seat, a fire sale that's reduced the once-proud arena to another sad symbol of the Detroit area's economic collapse. Under the Silverdome's ...