DETROIT – The second time was the charm Monday for the implosion of a section of Detroit's Pontiac Silverdome.
The Silverdome's upper ring and a 20-feet steel band that supported the stadium's roof were supposed to be brought down by a series of detonations on Sunday.
However, those detonations failed, leaving the stadium standing.
A second set of explosives were placed on the vertical beams surrounding the Silverdome Monday. That implosion attempt was a success.
The Silverdome was the home of the Detroit Lions from 1975 to 2001 and the Detroit Pistons from 1978 to 1988.