Abandoned - Pontiac Silverdome

Just outside of Detroit, in Pontiac Michigan, sits one of the most famous and iconic abandoned structures in the country. At one time the largest NFL stadium and host to SuperBowl 16. This is the Pontiac Silverdome.
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[@BrightSunFilms]

I now own a piece of the Silverdome. twitter.com/BrightSunFilms/status/894012454958747648

[@tacomanboy1891]

Bright Sun Films Gives a new meaning to "this is my turf"

[@AlexS0405]

Bright Sun Films you should do a day with SpongeBob movie for thee cancelled series

[@pinkeye00]

ya, you stole it. I saw you

[@AlexS0405]

pinkeye00 who me?.

[@camman6912]

Bright Sun Films I'm sure it's worth all of possibly 100 dollars???

[@oijosuke9879]

Lesson is: if the material can't handle snow, don't use it as a roof.

[@joshp3144]

Especially in Michigan

[@murvsummers9076]

The silverdome's roof is like the metrodome and rca dome

[@83manimal]

Well they did not know better then just like when they built roads they thought traffic would get big to the point to widen them

[@brainey001]

Ikr ? Here in Canada they finished building a brand new stadium with less than half a roof... In a city that gets snow for 5 months and desert heat for 3... No wonder we never get any concerts around here

@@brainey001 what stadium is that?

[@Anthony-cc3cy]

$583,000??? Where did they sell it, gamestop?

[@username-mf4mu]

Lol

[@alojr35]

They probably did

[@ibrahimturay491]

😂😂😂😂😊😊😂😂😂😂

[@t.sewell1513]

Lol.....right!

[@jasonowens1551]

Flea market more like

[@brainey001]

Detroit seriously has the most up and downs of any city in the united states

[@drowjackson3512]

So do our sports teams- except the Lions (they were never good)

[@shiftyFlacko]

So does the government (or whoever builds this).

[@92suzukigsx1100g]

@@shiftyFlacko yeah it's been owned and controlled by the democrats for over 30 years

[@sebas.4524]

Austin Smith that has nothing to do with Detroit’s downfall

[@ianbakaitis4580]

Yup. I'm like 20 minutes away from downtown Detroit so I definitely concur

[@chrisguapo69]

I lived in Pontiac MI from 1974-1980. We went to the Silverdome several times and I can still remember how it felt to have that rush of air blow against you as you enter or exit the structure

[@csnide6702]

Oh my , YES ! Huge blast of warm air would hit you as you were trying to get into those big carousel doors .

[@Nightmare-cr3iw]

I went to the dome once when i was a little kid. the huge blast of air is my only memory of it. (I don't even remember why my folks took me there, lol)

[@phillipkrol3338]

Core memories

[@33TimberWolf]

So many great memories... I received a set of four seats as a birthday gift the year they were auctioned. They’re in my man cave where we continue to watch the Lions break our hearts every Sunday.

[@jasmandolin7853]

METALLICA 12/31/99 -00 Drove up from Virginia, great venue, so sad to see it gone. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES 'Rock City'!

[@t.sewell1513]

Barry Sanders baby!

[@wiibaron]

Went 3 times. SuperBowl, Madonna, World Cup.

[@stevent9179]

The Lions, the Eagles of the Midwest.

[@greedyzombie8131]

Sol

[@Markis5150]

Some people say that on some nights, when the wind is quiet, and the smell of yesterday is in this ghostly stadium, that you can still hear the slam heard around the world. When Hogan picked up 550 pound Andre the Giant and drove him to the ring canvas as the world shook and the heavens trembled. RIP Silver Dome,we shall never forget.

[@thedungeondelver]

That...that's asbestos. What you're smelling is asbestos. For God's sake, don't breath that in.

[@streetsahed]

i've explored that places at least 60 times since it was abandoned...i can confirm this.

[@brianspellbergio4502]

well done sir I liked that greetings from Buffalo N.Y.

[@jamesortmann6587]

I heard the whole stadium crumble when they demoed it/ there was a failed demo attempt lol place was strong

[@MA-vd3ln]

Markis5150 I get the same ghostly feeling whenever I stop by 22nd & Brooklyn where the Chiefs once played

[@killeranime3591]

The place where Hulk Hogan bodyslam Andre The Giant

[@alvingeorge7263]

KillerAnime the only greatest moment in that stadium

[@AnodyneHipsterInfluencer]

Didn't Iron Sheik fuck Brian Blair in the ass there?

[@maxwellh.4471]

KillerAnime that’s fake so it means nothing

[@JagerLange]

BROTHER

[@Ducksfan76]

The best match that night was Savage vs steamboat

[@YungJ]

The fact that every professional team in Detroit now plays within walking distance of each other is pretty awesome.

[@Ob1tuber]

True, Ford Field and Comerica park are within a Football field of each other, and Little Caesars is within ten miles of, the other stadiums, the palace is getting demolished, I forgot where the Red Wings played before Little Caesars, and everything else is within walking distance

[@csnide6702]

Saves the muggers time that way !

[@Nightmare-cr3iw]

@@Ob1tuber The Wings played at Joe Louis Arena 😁

[@SUPERBDETAILEDIT]

Until you wanna park

[@andok0303]

​@Ob1tuber Little Ceaser’s Arena is Kiddie Corner from Comerica Park across the Freeway, they're surrounded by parking structures. Across from Comerica is The Fox Theater and a block down is The Fillmore

[@mcdonaldswi-fi9502]

Never Click Bait and always 100% quality, thanks for taking the time to give us the facts BSF

[@zzcolby27]

Forrest Hassell I've actually seen one of the "canceled" videos on trending.

[@alexandermonks9892]

totally not what i said last video rofl

[@ejayforthewin]

Abandoned: The Astrodome

[@MRPanda-nv9uv]

Forrest Hassell nice pic I like the Broncos to

[@EglomHistory]

Bright sun films do sears Canada

[@zzcolby27]

Abandoned, just like the Pontiac car brand

[@teresamanuszak9290]

zzcolby27 So weird I was just wonxering about Pontiac last night...

[@christinecrawford]

zzcolby27 And this makes me very sad. ☹ I love Pontiacs. My dad has a 59 Bonneville convertible and my dream car is a 65 GTO.

[@codyficker7851]

for anyone that doesn't know the Pontiac brand was owned by General Motors (also from Detroit), among their other popular brands like Chevrolet and Cadillac and etc during the 2008 bailouts, General Motors was forced to close the doors on multiple brands, like Pontiac, Hummer, and Saturn - all of which had been underperforming in the years leading up to the bailout - Pontiac's flagship model, the G8 (a rebadged Australian Holden) was sitting at car dealership lots going largely unsold

[@lynnspencer4896]

lmao

[@zzcolby27]

TheCosmicCharizard Jeep's are better

[@onedayyoumay95]

Breaks my heart how so many legendary events happened here and it was just left to ruin. Sad man all that history.

[@joshp3144]

I know same thing happened to joe Luis arena

[@SWalker71]

One Day You May p

[@joelsmthh]

its now gone

[@frankdenardo8261]

I remember watching on TV, the annual Thanksgiving day classic football games. The 1976 game featured Buffalo Bills running back O. J. Simpson rushing for 273 yards and scored two touchdowns in a 32-14 loss to the Detroit Lions and the 1980 game between division rival Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions in a very short overtime game. Also 1994 World Cup soccer and Pope John Paul II held papal mass in that facility.

[@mrkipling2201]

I always remember it for Wrestlemania 3.

[@andresfeliciano]

Lesson: don’t make a roof out of non-roof stuff.

[@RougeMyst07]

Especially if it's going to be snowed on.

[@nickoli0101]

Teflon is very strong, but I think it was just the design of the roof that made it easy to tear up, especially when deflated.

[@GeorgeMonet]

The problem is that given the requirements and inability to have support an incredibly light material designed primarily to retain heat was the best they could do.

[@lenlagher]

As a swede this stadium holds a special place in my heart. We played two very memorable games at the Silverdome in 1994 in the World Cup. One of them was played on Midsummer's Eve which is one of our main hollidays and the Swedish commentator uttered a quote which has bow become a classic one in Swedish sports. "Now we're celebrating midsummer at the Pontiac Silverdome"

[@jasminewenn1348]

My fave team 94 wc. Dahlin Brolin Larsson etc - dont think I will see a great a swedish side as that again in my lifetime.

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

Anyone who doesn't know, the silverdome has been destroyed as of december 2017. The lower level of the stadium is all that remains

[@Whitneypyant]

Nick Cerini it’s pretty much gone now. I believe they finished it in November

[@NkoDmtryPoletv]

It's all gone now. 😔

[@TheTruthfulAsshole]

Damn.

[@scotts272]

It's gone, I dumped dirt there in December. The only thing left is the ASTRO turf rolled up on the SE corner of the property.

[@KW-ch1bh]

Super sad how many memories we destroy

[@matthewhaverkamp8657]

Lagging attendance in the 90's wasn't all due to a shrinking economy, a terrible football team helped.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

Did the Lions ''ever'' win a game?

[@matthewhaverkamp8657]

@@chaosdemonwolf1 Every now and again, usually when the other team was doing really bad.

[@louisianaball]

@@chaosdemonwolf1 not in 2008

[@sto1238]

Not even Barry fucking Sanders could get people to watch the train wreak known as the Detroit Lions

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

Well They made 6 playoff appearances in the 90s but 5 of those were losing in the Wild Card. And The Farthest They've went was 1991-1992 season and They would lose by 31 Points in the NFC Championship.

[@onedayyoumay95]

Idk why I’m so fascinated by abandoned buildings. Especially the dome. All those amazing events and all those memories and life that was once there. And then just left to ruin. Man just amazing. And sad..

[@536767676533766]

me too, i am in love with this building it is just WOW. So sad it is gone

[@craignowak5452]

Maybe an abandoned on some of Rio's Olympic stadiums?

[@craignowak5452]

I also thought about Atlanta's Olympic tennis stadium demolished the other day. Tons of news on it and I live nearby lol

[@WarriorWildhead1337]

A mini-series on just abandoned Olympic venues around the world would be pretty cool

[@spottedtime]

1337er Star Boy that would be a good idea since most cities can't take care of the large stadiums that they built for the Olympic. Also why do people build expensive buildings to just use for only about 2 week, while some were not in use for the full 2 weeks, and then abandoned after the Olympic is finished.

[@mcdonaldswi-fi9502]

I would watch that!!

[@aidenriley1046]

1337er Star Boy I need this

[@orange8597]

8/23/1975-12/2/2017 RIP Silverdome

[@kbena2103]

Toad Tube Gaming 12/2 is when I was born wtf

[@weezgod2997]

Kbena210 same dude

[@larrysantacrose8889]

I was at Wrestlemania III over 90k people, as of Dec 5th 2019 it's a vacant lot.

[@phenomenalone7134]

Let me tell u something brother

[@imaramblins]

I was there too! Just a kid. Was waaaaaay up near the top. I still remember when Hulk Hogan body slammed Andre the Giant. The crowd noise figuratively blew the roof off of the place!

[@sukmadik2319]

And Volkswagen buyback graveyard

[@larrysantacrose8889]

@@imaramblins Lol i was way up there also, about half way up the top level

[@davy1972]

That must feel.pretry odd. I remember the hype about the record setting attendence.

[@ProfessorTime]

Shit. I'm gettin' old. I remember when the Silverdome opened. Doesn't seem like that long ago, although I guess it's been 42 years of so. Damn. Time flies...

[@joemorrow8411]

Yes we are 😁

[@abalamdepaimon6891]

Breaks my heart to watch this video...was 5 years old when my dad took me and my older brother to a tigers game in the silverdome, barely a 10min drive from home. That was in 1984, and sadly we moved far away in 1985, so i have all these memories from the best time of my childhood life, growing up in Fox Hills near Pontiac...going to the four Bears park and Chucky Cheese. And now i'm finding out it's all gone, abandoned, destroyed, rotten.... Chucky Cheese closed down in the 90's, 4 bears park got completely removed from the face of the earth over some scandal...half the houses in that residential area are empty. The elementary school closed down 2 decades ago because no kids lived nearby....and i still dream about waiting on the school bus, goofing around with my neighbour friends...popping tar bubbles on the road in summer, playing hide and seek, smashing up that pinata when our guatemalan buddies had a birthdayparty... Man i miss the 80's, last decade before internet and social media...

[@chadmiller7876]

This is where the " Slam heard round' the World" happened!!! Also the match between Macho Man and Ricky Steamboat which has been cited as one of , if not THE, greatest wrestling match of all time... Alot of wrestling history here , and most from one night when 93 thousand people attended.

[@kurthirschfield7596]

For $5 you could rollerblade on the mezzanine on non-event nights, was fast and smooth, very '90's!

[@jackventures5523]

This was actually a really interesting video, living in the UK I had never heard of the Silver Dome even though I have travelled to the US multiple times, it seems a shame that such a historic stadium was left to waste away when it had so much potential.

[@michaelstein7510]

Yeah, it’s shame. Once Ford Field was built, there just wasn’t much reason for the Silverdome to exist anymore. (It’s now fully destroyed.) It’s kind of ironic. Back in the 1960s and 1970s most American professional sports stadiums were built out in the suburbs, where the economy was stronger and much of the fanbase lived. Now in the 21st century, teams are building new stadiums in the core of their downtown areas again, because that’s where the fanbase has moved. A lot of these suburban stadiums like the Silverdome are just left behind.

[@amanojaku9157]

One of the venues used at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

[@kyle857]

As someone who has lived near it my entire life, it was a shit stadium. Ford Field is much better

[@LikeAF0x]

9:55 The coolest part about the Silverdome is those giant slash marks in the stands from when the dome cables broke

[@xyphn3910]

I just love how compared to your older videos the quality just keeps getting better and the videos feel much more professional! Well done!

[@BrightSunFilms]

Lets not talk about those dark times...

[@thisismysea]

Jake, would you ever consider re-doing some of the first episodes? I guess it would only make sense if there were updates to the story but it would be nice to hear about them in your current level of quality!

[@christinecrawford]

Bright Sun Films They are still very informative - you guys have always done the same level of research. You just hadn't quite found your comfort zone yet as far as recording the audio. 😉

[@nottiredofwinning3736]

I grew up in Pontiac. Saw the Lions play at the Silverdome a handful of times. Last time I was there was a year or so after the Lions stopped playing there - there was this huge flea market thing organized for a weekend. The Silverdome is pretty representative of what happened to the entire state of Michigan as a result of outsourcing of manufacturing jobs. It's almost poetic that a foreign company bought it and destroyed it.

[@tastefullys]

As a 21 year old Michigander, I have always heard about the Silverdome and have passed it on the road a few times, but I never knew it had this much of a huge and important history!

[@nicklrrueckert]

One of the loudest stadiums ever in history

[@DarthRayj]

As a Minnesotan, I'd suggest doing a similar episode for the Metrodome! I don't know how interesting it would be for people from out of state, but I've always been curious to find out more about it now that it's been replaced with a new stadium. Most Minnesotans seem to have had a fond feeling for the Metrodome and don't care much for the new US Bank Stadium, so I bet you could get some good interviews or information.

[@AxeIRad]

It wasn’t abandoned tho

[@batquinnforever]

Ah yes, the famous Pontiac Silverdome, where two of the greatest wrestling matches happened, Hulk Hogan vs Andre The Giant for the WWF championship, and Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage for the Intercontinental championship. Awesome video by the way. Also can you do the Astrodome, which is a stadium in Houston,Texas.

[@RebellionWrestling98]

I was born in and grew up around Lansing, MI. I never got to go to the Silverdome, but seeing this makes me almost tear up. Such a famous and historic stadium left abandoned and will soon be gone forever :(((

[@kerokero5921]

this still breaks my heart.

[@Roger-hp1yg]

Same here

[@whatajamjamboree]

I still remember hearing the sound of the Silverdome imploding, it felt like time stopped for a minute and everyone was quiet as they heard the rumble.

[@holobomb]

Sucks when they try to implode this stadium it didn't even wanna go down. Love the videos Jake keep up the good work :)

[@Abonanno24601]

And it was built so good it took a demolition team 2 times to implode the damn stadium. American made...

[@hankaustin7091]

Damn right!

[@ifb6368]

American made is absolute shit lmao

[@vio2112]

@@ifb6368 That's mostly true now, but it wasn't back in the 1970s when the stadium was constructed.

[@avantjeef]

@ ok boomer

[@avantjeef]

@Aaron Z. Well really yeah, it's sad to see a then-growing city starts to decline in.. everything

[@Repomidnight]

As a kid in Australia at 6 years old, this place was like a Mecca to me. The Pontiac Silverdome was hyped heavily in the lead up to Wrestlemania 3. And on the night it looked epic. Has a special place in many 80’s kids hearts worldwide.

[@sammylane21]

Andre The Giant was body slammed by Hulk Hogan at The Silver Dome at WRESTLEMANIA III.

[@tradewinds2319]

Sammy Lane..yes he was. Lol

[@josephmartinellijr1844]

Jeff Brinning it truly is a surprise to see the wrestlemania stadium hulk hogan picked up Andre the giant have such a sad end

[@STAR-qt8fg]

Good one ! :)

[@joehart8233]

and a few years b4 that Hogan slammed Andre in Shea Stadium..But someone else slammed Andre & it was the last only real true world champion...NWA. Champion Harley Race

[@chadmiller7876]

Yeah but Race slammed a lighter Andre who was in better shape so he could do the proper technique when being slammed much easier. The 87 Andre was much heavier and was suffering more from acromegely(SP?) so he couldnt help Hogan as much with the technique. I know this probably doesn't make sense lol. Its hard to explain via text.

[@h._.harris4524]

this is the kind of series that I binged on all day and into the night

[@user-df7ix5qz8k]

[insert “can’t have sh*t in detroit” joke here]

[@hdhrdfsrkgh]

Can't have 28 stab wounds in detroit

[@AYoungAdultOnYoutube]

@@hdhrdfsrkgh Can’t leave them a chance in Detroit, HUH?!

[@zedwave_]

Fuckers Demolited a 583 million stadium can´t have this shit in detroit

[@Ob1tuber]

You can have crap in Detroit, I know I live in Michigan

[@nickrod9526]

Bright Sun Films, I commend you guys on your extensive research and well thought out documentaries.

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

Stadiums like this, abandoned malls, and everything I think truly does show us the illusion humanity has created. Think about going through heavy traffic and finding a parking spot to sit in a stadium of this immense scale, seeing all of the humanity crammed into one spot. In the mid 1980s, no one would have ever felt like, by 2020, this stadium would be demolished. Structures like this and those that exist now look like they will exist for a thousand years, but we're reminded that this is only an illusion, just something to hold people over for a generation until they create the newest version of awe-inspiring engineering. Eventually this is all going to come to an end, and we're all going to see the grand illusion of society.

[@vualgrimoire4822]

Global Warming Skeptic Actually, building are designed with a structural integrity limit. Something this video doesn't mention is the stadium had reached its limit and was to be replaced by 2006, or undergo massive updates. The auction winners thought they could do it on the cheap. Nope.

[@kyle857]

Global Warming Skeptic we have a better stadium in Ford Field. If anything this shows that horrible things can be replaced with beautiful things

[@swisher35]

Global Warming Skeptic I live like 20 minutes away from it and they are tearing it down right now

[@OdaSwifteye]

You could tone down the melodrama ya know? It's just a stadium. They'll destroy it and build something else that people will like.

[@riccardo9383]

It's the good old fashioned Bread and Circus model. You feed and entertain the population, but you get to control economic and political policy. That's democracy in the 21st century, and politics since forever.

[@don4476]

The Silverdome was a venue. It did not host venues. It hosted events.

[@zapdos8441]

Don it was home of the lions, in 2002 they moved to Ford Field

[@brisiplays3899]

Don preach it brother!

[@ryleeotoole8489]

Still a dome

[@Gracievision]

@@zapdos8441 That's not what he said.

[@johntarnowski9086]

You keep saying the silverdome would host a venue, the word is event. The silverdome was the venue

[@TylerSane5]

Welcome To America!!

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

come on hes American, English is not their strongest

[@Yellowbellytuna]

@@NonsensicalSpudz He's Canadian

[@louisianaball]

Niko Bellic

[@ronniedaniel5383]

That’s crazy!! My grandparents lived just minutes away from the Silverdome in Auburn Hills. My grandfather used to park cars for the games on Sundays.

[@Fireteam2479]

And don’t get me started on the Waste that was The Palace…

[@ronniedaniel5383]

I know man my cousin was telling me all about it smh.

[@CGRULEZ]

Hogan vs Andre WrestleMania III

[@kittenmittons1968]

I can't stop watching these videos! I love that you do a great amount of research and explain the history of properties/companies from the very beginning. Keep up the great work, I find this stuff fascinating!🤗🤗🤗

[@theminnow8320]

When they tried to blow it up, it failed and stayed standing. This thing never went down without a fight

[@rc.8324]

That's the power of the GREATEST Pope that EVER lived kids......Pope Karol aka Pope John Paul II !!! May God bless his eternal soul 🙏

[@fwble_3888]

@@rc.8324 What

[@TylerSane5]

They should get a refund when it comes to the roof tho

[@chengbros6101]

Unlike their football team

[@cainew.guster3281]

My step dad lived in Pontiac and the Detroit area his whole life up until 2009, when he moved to California during the recession. He was lucky enough to live 5 minute drive from the stadium. People would often park in his driveway or grass or front yard rather than parking at the stadium. He said when the Lions were making the playoffs or during the World Cup, that you could hear people cheering from his front yard.

[@ontheedge33371]

Seems to me an Giant example of our plastic throw away society ! We should build places that can grow or adapt and that can be used for hundreds and even thousands of years ! More foresight and appreciation for the human condition is necessary ! Cool video :)

[@VeryFamousActor]

Tis Capitalism my friend. Markets aren't the greatest at foresight sadly.

[@PrezVeto]

@@VeryFamousActor No, 'tis humanity. Capitalism incentivizes foresight, but it can't impart it in people who just don't have it. No system can.

[@VeryFamousActor]

@@PrezVeto when the system is based on unlimited growth it's not incentivizing foresight. If foresight were incetivized the system wouldn't come crashing down every 8 years. We can and should do better.

[@Shyvorix]

Americans do not really care for history. We just want new, new, shiny brand new, and this goes for architecture as well as internal amenities. It's why many US cities struggle keeping up history buildings or areas. (NYC has really busted ass keeping historic buildings well kept at all cost).

[@skandarc2810]

Absolutely wonderful quality show with Jake and the BSF team always knocking it out of the park with new each episode. This is episode was like your "Like A Prayer", a total HIT. This video will be huge and will totally be on trending I'm sure, I'm hoping for a million+ views. And I used that analogy because bae featured Madonna in this video ❤️! Goals 😂😍😚🤗. Thanks for entertaining us. Shoutout to Sarah for producing such great work out of our man Jake!!

[@BrightSunFilms]

Thanks so much!!

[@johnlozowski8865]

Another " throwaway stadium", built back in the 1970s.

[@teddywatkins3611]

I look at that building and think of Barry Sanders running all over that field.

[@chadmiller7876]

Lol yea I also think of Hulk Hogan and Andre doing the iconic face off before their match. It may have been fake , but damn were we entertained by it!! 93K people were on their feet!

[@brycepragovich8938]

Yes i love abandon stadiums!!!!!

[@tmangoodguy9921]

Bryce Pragovich did your dad abandon you?

[@noelled1767]

Tman Goodguy did your dad abandon YOU?

[@dts42015]

Noelle D did your dad abandoned YOU?

[@Karmy.]

JT Penland YOU abandoned dad your did?

[@sensarmy]

Bryce Pragovich same

[@mcdonaldswi-fi9502]

Do an abandoned video of the Costa Concordia cruise ship

[@supadoopa926]

Technically, it's not abandoned. They're cutting it up for scrap.

[@ayden.t4363]

It doesn't exist anymore.

[@GiovanniCloud]

Supa Doopa Horizons wasn't abandoned either, but he made a video on that.

[@Revkor]

it was abandoned for years.

[@supadoopa926]

+PhillyCloud1234 Fair point.

[@toddhill6478]

That was a great video and really showed how iconic the dome really was. It's amazing all the different events held there. The dome hosted the championship rounds in 2 of the 4 major sport leagues, with the Superbowl 16 and the NBA finals in 1988. There's no doubt the Lions needed a new stadium but none the less I really loved the dome. R.i.p. Pontiac Silverdome!

[@2000stephenellis]

As a kid in the U.K. back in the 80`s i used to watch ball game footage from over in the U.S. and be totally blown away by stadiums like this ! (we had nothing that came even close over here) .. it`s kinda sad how some of them have met their demise ...

[@carlbochanski2638]

so sad. So many great Lions teams played here. Lots of great history and happy times for Detroit football fans.

[@raypatterson4894]

I'll never forget seeing Pink Floyd perform there in 1987 !

[@bobsmith-rh7sj]

i watched the super bowl there saw areosmith ted nugent and foghat on the same night later saw led zepplin david bowie pink floyd many lions games was too big for concerts but a very cool place to go

[@klee8960]

I was there!

[@DStew__7]

I had a friend I worked with from Pontiac, and much like BSF he is very interested and passionate about history and abandoned buildings. Back in mid 2016 he was able to take me in there to explore. The offices, press boxes, and administrative suites look like they were frozen in time. To this day it's the most surreal and breathtaking experience I can remember.

[@smithsmithy7652]

Man the memories of this place. As a Michigan born I've been here quite a few times over the years. I was there when the last monsterjam was held there before they closed their doors. Sad to see this icon in this condition

[@ShaneClouthier]

I drive by it every day.

[@Bossix84]

Shane Clouthier Can you see all that VW cars that are stored there ?

[@selrandolph]

Shane Clouthier past*

[@ShaneClouthier]

SSGP • I believe that would be the correct context. I passed it today would be correct though, right?

[@selrandolph]

Passed isn’t a word, it’s kinda like how you don’t spell lie “lieing” you spelling it “lying” it’s a weird one

[@ShaneClouthier]

move or cause to move in a specified direction. "he passed through towns and villages" synonyms: go, proceed, move, progress, make one's way, travel "the traffic passing through the village"

[@TheAverageAmazingMe]

Last time I was this early, the New Twilight Zone Tower of Terror was still in operation at Disneyland.

[@glitch4583]

"Bands like Madonna" *shows Madonna*, "Aerosmith" *shows Alice Cooper* Wait, wha? :P

[@iankeith]

this is the slowest version of running in the 90s i have ever heard. also it was really neat to hear all this history about a place i've driven by so many times.

[@predatorgaming7797]

This was so neat to watch, I remember going there all the time for lion's games and the Monsterjam shows back when it was still popular. what surprised me from watching this is how big it actually was compared to Ford Field and the other stadiums. What's kinda similar is that The Joe Louis arena (For The Red Wings) is closing and being replaced with a new arena as well (Little ceaser's Arena). And a plan to get all the major sports teams together in the same area in downtown Detroit is resulting in soon to be closeing of the Palace Of auburn Hills (where the Pistons Play). Super neat video, and super interesting to watch something thats in my local area. Keep up the great work!

[@w4ffel]

PredatorGaming Oh no the Palace is closing??? I grew up in that area, so close that both my brother and sister used to work there. Many fond memories of concerts, the Pistons, the Vipers, etc.

[@johnnyonthespot4375]

Predator - Don't forget the proposed Soccer stadium at the unfinished jail property. We would be the only state in the union to have new stadiums for FOUR sports all within walking distance of each other.

[@johnnyonthespot4375]

I remember when the Palace was built and it is not just your average Blah stadium but as it's sitting in Auburn Hills that property is waaaayy too valuable to just try and make something work. Heck, the city recently did an odd mock-up of new zoning for that property because they were salivating so badly to have that land broken up

[@itsfitnic5954]

Ah. I remember going there for monster truck shows. Too bad we stopped using it though 😔

[@anthonyharo8116]

It's Fit Nic me too I remember

[@sushiroll3678]

Ford Field has monster truck shows

[@linux_doggo]

Yes, but the Silverdome always used to be the big event *everyone* wanted to go to. Kind of like the Bowling Green ring in Ohio, the biggest tractor pull in the world is hosted there. @@sushiroll3678

[@yourgripless6973]

Good Times.

[@PoliceViolence]

But you didn't go to see the pope, did you?

[@fortawesome1974]

Wow, great vid mate, thanks for making it!!

[@Jake_Bars]

Love this channel!

[@STAR-qt8fg]

Thank you Jake , Beautiful , well made video

[@La-yt1wr]

That's where all of these Volkswagen's are 😂

[@chrisbigc890]

Lavonte A lol so true

[@user-lz5wf]

About 70 were stolen a few days ago by scrappers

[@chrisbigc890]

KVXJR3 damn my fam stays rite across from the dome in a hotel rite now they always have guard's there so that's crazy

[@marshallledbetter6789]

KVXJR3 it's better than their fate, which is being crushed anyway lol.

[@scot909]

My high school graduation ceremony was held here in the end zone in 1987 ..good memories thanks !

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Love your abandoned vids, have watched several, this is first time leaving a comment, Liked

[@R1ch4rd74]

wrestlemania. attendance 93,000 plus.

[@thedominatior39]

REHJR2008 it was really around 73,000 WWF/E likes to inflates there attendance numbers

[@BrotherBilo7]

thedominatior39 R coming in hot with the fact checks. 👌

[@morningstar3188]

where Hulk Hogan body slammed Andre the Giant. I was about 6 months old at the time.

[@vincecastro3323]

thats Green Bay's population

[@culturevulture2850]

REHJR2008 I use to wank to hulk hogans biceps back in the day bruhbruh

[@gabeginger63]

The Pontiac Silverdome had a attempted implosion on 12/3/17 and it failed. So, RIP the Pontiac Silverdome.

[@imaramblins]

I'll never forget those turnstiles going into the dome, and the pressure change you could actually feel. It was always a running joke that people should open all the doors they could while the opposition was kicking a field goal to change the air pressure, and make the ball fly off trajectory. Saw a big fight at a MNF game vs. the Bears, with dudes rolling down rows of seats. Wrestlemainia III, Supercross, etc. Lots of great memories!

[@kathleenziggrl5224]

They tried drive-in movies there and it never caught on. The silverdome is officially demolished now.

[@Matt-pi2vc]

Please do sears. I know you did Kmart but it would be interesting to do sears.

[@angrybuffalofan1750]

Killjoy Matt He never did K-mart. K-Mart hasn't been abandoned or shut down yet. Sears is also STILL around. Wait a couple years

[@flaxringe]

5 at the most

[@CoolJonathan28]

Sears is still around. It's still an anchor store at one of the malls I sometimes go to.

[@Matt-pi2vc]

Jonathan Miller mine is completely abandoned. You can still see the store closing signs from the huge closing.

[@CoolJonathan28]

Just because the one by you is closing doesn't mean all of them are just yet. I don't see Sears lasting too much longer but there are some still around. It's not that matter if they will all close but the real question is when.

[@TjSamson]

I wonder what will Auburn Hills do on The Palace of Auburn Hills after Detroit Pistons decided to move back in Downtown Detroit and will start playing in Little Ceasars Arena together with Detroit Red Wings.

[@Detroit_Dawg]

The Palace is in really good shape for its age. And due to its size, im sure there will still be plenty of concerts, monster jams, and circus' to be held there.

[@TjSamson]

Nysguy2003 I just hope Auburn Hills won't mess up with The Palace.

[@Detroit_Dawg]

I dont think they will. It was renovated just two years ago, and is still home to Detroit's Arena football team as well as their Soccer team. Still a good place to hold a concert.

[@TjSamson]

Nysguy2003 Too say with that renovation, the Pistons provided that cost of renovation which is surprising.

[@thejuiceofearl6574]

I heard plans of it are in the works to have it demolished and something commercial built,I'd hope not seeing as it was recently renovated and is still prime to host events

[@thedoncrazephaze5375]

I lived few miles away in mid 2000s...ive seen my high school play in state championship in it (early 80s), "Bad Boy" Pistons games, seen the Lions on a few Sundays, Thanksgiving, and Monday night, and saw Pink Floyd there. Nothin quite like a Monday Night Football game at the Silverdome, brawls, entertaining drunks, arrests - it was awesome!!! Hell, even been to Home Show in it. Great memories no matter how sad the ending, it held on long as it could, but that $583,000 selling price in the end explains its deterioration the best. If i remember right, they put a golf driving range in it towards the end (i moved to TN towards its last days) Massive & beautiful sight in its heyday. It is, and will continue to be missed, and remembered fondly by those who experienced its grandeur. RIP.

[@Maz-wf3eg]

These videos are so good! I love them. 👍🏻

[@BillyBellmont]

A beautiful piece. You guys do good work

[@BrightSunFilms]

+Billy Bellmont Thanks Billy!

[@joshbacon8241]

Thank you so much for these impressive Abandoned episodes! You never fail to impress me :-)

[@BrightSunFilms]

Thanks Josh!

[@Cashes599]

Bright Sun Films I was wondering if you can do a video on beastly kingdom, Disney's failed land on animal kingdom.

[@dixti]

I like that background music, soo relaxing!

[@rihalindie8042]

Still remember do jogging around the stadium with my elder brother when we still kids,now it's just gone,miss the old times

[@felipebertholet]

Pontiac Silverdome, Rest in Peace. 12/4/17

[@rileyatkinson6737]

every time bright sun post I drop everything and watch. have seen every episode and have been here since the beginning you really do deserve many more subs

[@ajd5422]

"Their first game took place on opening day" oh you don't say!?!?!

[@BigOlRub]

Running in the 90s outro and Urbex, you are a true patrician Jake.

[@gabe1294]

Do the Astro dome

[@TheSilverstonedwolf]

Ash Ketchum astro dome isnt abandoned lol

[@llcometll7926]

vdven is miss the summit, I was home for iconic concerts in houston, my favorite being U2 zoo tv 1992

[@shoukatsukai]

The Summit isn't abandoned, it got turned into a massive church

[@Milesgoat]

ASTRODOME IS ABANDONED

[@Milesgoat]

Or do six flags astroworld

[@84weber]

I remember going to the silver dome only once for a supercross race. I just drove past there last weekend too, just really sad to still see it just all abandoned and stuff.

[@Flabtke316]

I thought the damage began when Hogan slammed that big, nasty giant and blew the roof off the Silverdome.

[@desroth]

I work at the university not that far away. The day they detonated it for the final time (after the failed first attempt) the windows of our office shook and our building rocked. We were on a conference call with people out in Lake Orion when it happened, and about 20 seconds later we heard the detonation hit their office over the call. It was impressive to say the least.

[@wrhiv72]

I live near it. It's sad to see.

[@Karmy.]

wrhiv72 ya

[@kyle857]

wrhiv72 Why? Ford Field is better.

[@NamingGaming]

Just Some Guy Ok He said its sad to see... it was once an iconic stadium that is now an eyesore. Just because something else is better doesn't mean another thing cant be sad. Douche

[@northamericanauto43]

Are the Volkswagens still their?

[@brownmcjuggernuggets5292]

I used to watch drive in movies near there

[@JamesDavis-mm2mi]

So like the brand of the same name, the stadium is dead. Sad...

[@jmw708]

Jordan Kay not sure if it's named after the car brand or the city... but, I see what you did there. it really is sad though. Tried to get in there in Jan. one guard said okay, then some little dude drove up saying "I call cops, I call cops"

[@hilde198881]

EM2 YK1 prob both. Pontiac cars were made back then aswell. Its honestly sad how long its been killed off.2

[@acarlovonsexron1994]

Both the car brand and the city were named after the leader of the indigenous Odawa tribe there. He's also dead, for the record.

[@narlynarwhals27]

the silver dome was located inside of pontiac and was named accordingly. The car brand is named for the same reason but if you ask someone from detroit about pontiac they’ll immediately think of the city not the brand of cars.

[@wadeguidry6675]

We are such a totally wasteful species.

[@Mr2005BUSA]

Americans? Yes

[@zacharylee684]

@@Mr2005BUSA wtf

[@chrisburn7178]

Agreed. It's word-for-eord the same story as the video on the Astrodome I recently watched. Mega-cool stadium is the envy of the country, hosts huge events, then greedy teams demand new facilities for no reason and the building gradually declines. Even if financially there's not much in it, from a pure material waste and carbon footprint point of view it's horrific. But then, when have humans really cared about that. Only until it's too late, that's when.

[@shiftyFlacko]

@@zacharylee684 What? We are **cough cough** paying taxes for this.

[@bobharristhebag]

* nation

[@harveyhalloway]

Fantastic video and history, almost poetic, greetings from UK.

[@sportboyJM12]

Had to come back and watch this today. Ol' girl isn't going to go down without a fight.

[@stanosdras1518]

MGJohns4615 j

[@bashgotpizza]

j

[@suzypos4571]

My Warren.. Mott high School graduating class was so big..we had our graduation here in 1980!

[@TTSantiago821]

This was my childhood right here. I went to the circus, concerts, indoor carnivals and monster truck shows here. I didn't grow up in Pontiac, but the burbs of Detroit and the dome is where all the events were held.

[@richardhulbert9833]

State High school football play off games were held there also..... very impressive for high school teenagers who played there.