Canadian who bought Silverdome for $583,000 wants multiple sports played at Detroit-area venue
By APFriday, November 27, 2009
Canadian buyer wants multiple sports at Silverdome
PONTIAC, Mich. — The owner of the Canadian company that’s buying the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan says he wants to bring football, baseball and other sports to the 80,300-seat venue.
Triple Properties Inc. of Toronto said earlier it wanted to use the former home of the Detroit Lions and Detroit Pistons for soccer.
Company chief executive Andreas Apostolopoulos (ahn-DREY’-ahs ah-pahs-toh-LAH’-poh-lus) tells the Detroit Free Press he likes being involved in all kinds of sports.
He says he was interested in the Silverdome and its 127-acre site from the moment he heard of it.
The Silverdome was built in 1975 for $56 million and was sold at auction for $583,000 — the equivalent of about $7.25 a seat.
The Lions moved to Detroit’s Ford Field in 2002.
Tags: Michigan, North America, Pontiac, Professional Football, Sports, United States
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May 24, 2010: 3:23 pm
Hi there,I am a Canadian and I live in windsor and would like to open a franchise in detroit.Are the procedures the same as they would normally apply for americans,or are they different?If so,then in what ways?i would appreciate it if you could give me some guidance or some links that would be helpfull..thanks |
Jessi