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Pontiac Silverdome
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Pontiac Silverdome
The Silverdome in 2011
Former names
Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium (1975–1976)
Silverdome (under ownership of Triple Investment Group though often was still referred to as Pontiac Silverdome. At demolition, it was referred to as Pontiac Silverdome)
Address
1200 Featherstone Road
Location
Pontiac, Michigan
Coordinates
42°38′45″N 83°15′18″W / 42.64583°N 83.25500°W / 42.64583; -83.25500Coordinates: 42°38′45″N 83°15′18″W / 42.64583°N 83.25500°W / 42.64583; -83.25500
Owner
Andreas Apostolopoulos
Triple Investment Group
Operator
Triple Sports & Entertainment
Capacity
82,000+[1]
80,311 (Football & soccer)
Record attendance
93,173, March 29, 1987 (WrestleMania III)
Surface
AstroTurf (1975–2005)
FieldTurf (2005–2006)
Construction
Broke ground
September 19, 1973
Opened
August 23, 1975,[5] Re-opened April 17, 2010[6]
Closed
February 2006, Re-closed 2013
Demolished
December 3, 2017 (partially, first attempt unsuccessful)
December 4, 2017 (partially, second attempt successful)[2]
Construction cost
US$55.7 million
($253 million in 2017 dollars[3])
Architect
O'Dell/Hewlett & Luckenbach, C. Don Davidson
Structural engineer
Geiger Berger Associates
General contractor
Barton Malow[4]
Tenants
Detroit Lions (NFL) (1975–2001)
Detroit Pistons (NBA) (1978–1988)
Detroit Express (NASL) (1978–1980)
Michigan Panthers (USFL) (1983–1984)
Cherry Bowl (NCAA) (1984–1985)
Motor City Bowl (NCAA) (1997–2001)
Detroit Mechanix (AUDL) (2012)
The Pontiac Silverdome, formerly known as the Silverdome, was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 127 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, the first use of the technique in a major athletic facility. With a seating capacity of 82,000+, it was the largest stadium in the National Football League (NFL) until FedExField (91,000 capacity) in suburban Washington, D.C., opened in 1997.
It was primarily the home of the Detroit Lions of the NFL from 1975 to 2001 and was also home to the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1988. In addition, the Silverdome also served as the home venue for the Detroit Express of the North American Soccer League and the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League, as well as two college bowl games: the Cherry Bowl and the Motor City Bowl. In 2012, the Silverdome served as the home venue of the Detroit Mechanix of the American Ultimate Disc League and hosted the league championship game that season.
The stadium was a regular concert venue and hosted a number of athletic and non-athletic events, including the 1979 NBA All-Star Game, Super Bowl XVI, WrestleMania III, early round games of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and regional games in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
After the opening of Ford Field in 2002, the stadium was left without a permanent tenant. It first closed in 2006, but after multiple attempts to solicit redevelopment plans, the city sold the stadium at auction in 2009 for only $550,000 (less than 1% of the cost to build the dome). It reopened in 2010 and hosted several events, but closed again, this time permanently, in 2013. The roof was destroyed by a winter storm in 2013. Owners auctioned the stadium's contents in 2014 with no future development through June 2015. In 2017, the Silverdome was condemned and prepared for demolition; the upper deck of the stadium was imploded on December 4, 2017, after a failed attempt the previous day.
Contents
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1 Former uses
2 History
2.1 Conception/development
2.2 Original silver-like roof
2.3 Notable audience attendance numbers
2.4 Marching band activities and events
2.5 Usage after Lions' move to Ford Field
2.6 Sale
2.7 Reopening (2010–2013)
2.8 Auctioning of contents and demolition
3 Significant events
3.1 NFL
3.2 Basketball
3.3 Soccer
3.4 Boxing & Pro Wrestling
3.5 Concerts
3.6 Other events
4 In popular culture
5 References
6 External links
Former uses[edit]
The Silverdome hosted the Detroit Lions of the NFL (1975–2001), the Detroit Pistons of the NBA (1978–1988), the Detroit Express (for both outdoor and indoor soccer) of the NASL (1978–1980), the Michigan Panthers of the USFL (1983–1984), college football's Cherry Bowl (1984–1985), the Motor City Bowl (1997–2001), the MHSAA football state finals (1976–2004) and four first-round games during soccer's 1994 FIFA World Cup.
For the World Cup matches, a natural grass surface capable of growing inside the dome was developed and installed by a team from Michigan State University.[7] This grass surface was laid upon wooden pallets atop the artificial turf that is usually used. It was the first time that World Cup games were played indoors.[8] The Silverdome also hosted the 1979 NBA All-Star Game, Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982, and the 1988 and 1991 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Midwest Regionals and NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1982 and 1983.
On March 29, 1987, the World Wrestling Federation's WrestleMania III established the record for attendance of 93,173, the largest recorded attendance for a live indoor sporting event in North America.[9][10][11] The record stood until February 14, 2010 when the 2010 NBA All-Star Game broke the indoor sporting event record with an attendance of 108,713 at Cowboys Stadium.[12]
The Silverdome hosted an AMA Supercross Championship round from 1976 to 2005.[13]
In 2012, the Silverdome became the home stadium of the city's professional Ultimate Frisbee team, the Detroit Mechanix, of the American Ultimate Disc League.[14] That year, the Silverdome hosted the AUDL championship game, as on August 11, the Philadelphia Spinners defeated the Indianapolis AlleyCats 29-22.
After the roof had been collapsed and the stadium abandoned, Red Bull produced a video of BMX rider Tyler Fernengel riding inside the Silverdome in 2015. Some notable tricks in the video were Fernengel's barspin to double peg to 180° spin on one of the handrails inside the stadium and an impressive "truckdriver" (handlebars spinning 360° while the bike frame spins 360°) out of the luxury boxes onto a ramp that led down to the field.[15] That same year, a drag racing event at the former parking lot marked the beginning of Woodward Dream Cruise.[16]
History[edit]
Conception/development[edit]
The idea of a major sports complex was part of a dream of C. Don Davidson, a Pontiac, Michigan native and star high school athlete.[17] Davidson, upon graduating from Pontiac Central High School in 1947 and completing active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps, attended North Carolina State University on a football scholarship.[18] After earning a master's degree in urban planning and architecture, Davidson began his career as an architect and was recognized for several government and city projects throughout the south including Florida's Jacksonville International Airport. He returned to Pontiac in 1965 and was shocked to see the deterioration of the city of Pontiac and its lack of a future plan. Davidson embarked upon what would eventually become an obsession for him to see his beloved city succeed. In 1965-66, he was hired as a professor of architecture and urban planning at the University of Detroit under the direction of Bruno Leon.[19]
As part of an ongoing, comprehensive study by his architecture class on urban renewal for the city of Pontiac, Davidson met with various city and state authorities including William Clay Ford, owner of the Detroit Lions, to discuss the possibility of a new stadium, made it a college class project to find a suitable site for a new stadium and even started his own weekly newspaper known as The Pontiac Times,[18] to help promote his vision. After much controversy and sparring with Detroit city officials, Pontiac was chosen over several other sites including the Michigan Fairgrounds, Walled Lake and the Detroit Riverfront as the best place for construction of what would become known as the Pontiac Silverdome.[20][21] Already having a stadium concept as part of his master plan for the city, Davidson was interviewed and ultimately hired as chief project designer for the stadium project by the architectural firm of O'Dell, Hewlett & Luckenbach.[22][23] Initial designs included a dual stadium complex for both football and baseball (potentially housing the Detroit Tigers) that was later scrapped due to high costs. Davidson was pleased to see a part of his vision for the city of Pontiac accomplished in the building of the 80,000-seat sports complex.[24][unreliable source?] Completed in 1975 as the Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium,[25] at a cost of $55.7 million, the Silverdome seated 80,311. It contained 102 luxury suites and 7,384 club seats.
Original silver-like roof[edit]
The original silver-like roof was built of Teflon-coated fiberglass panels, and supported by air pressure inside the stadium. Although the roof has always been white in color as viewed with the naked eye, the stadium obtained the name "Silverdome" due to a silver-like reflection caused by the Sun, mainly noticed from the sky. (Initially, however, the stadium also went by its shortened nickname of PonMet, but that nickname was disliked by Pontiac city commissioners.[26]) The roof was replaced by a new canvas fabric, reinforced by steel girders after a strong snowstorm on March 4, 1985, caused structural damage to the old roof.[27] Because of the damage, the Detroit Pistons played the remainder of the 1984–85 season at the now-closed Joe Louis Arena.[28] The accident, and the delay in repairs, partially prompted the Pistons moving three seasons later 4 miles (6 km) north to their new, privately owned, 20,000-seat sports arena, The Palace of Auburn Hills (like Joe Louis Arena, it also has since closed down).
The 1985 repairs were necessitated by a collapse of the original 1975 roof around noon EST on March 4, 1985. Heavy, wet snow accumulated on the southwest corner of the dome and depressed the fabric panels low enough so that the fabric came in contact with a steel lighting catwalk that was positioned just below the inner lip of the roof's ring beam. The hole caused a loss of air pressure and the Dome deflated slowly – there were no injuries. The shift from a "dome" to "bowl" caused all the heavy, wet snow to slide down into the bowl and rupture more roof panels, collapse some precast risers in the SW upper deck, and dislodge more plastic seats "... than a Rolling Stones concert" according to Bob Haney, the Dome's Operations Manager. Crews from Owens-Corning Fiberglas, the dome's original roof installer, were on site by 1:30 pm on March 4. Repair operations began immediately but were interrupted for over a week due to high winds. During the high winds event nearly all of the remaining panels in the deflated roof, 100 in all, were badly damaged. The decision was made to replace the entire roof and incorporate some improvements to prevent a similar event from occurring in the future. Repair cost of the roof was just under $8 million.
The repairs were completed and the dome re-inflated at noon on May 28, 1985. A thunderstorm passed through the Pontiac area the morning the Dome was to be re-inflated and a partial inflation, or "puff", was performed so that the scheduled inflation could occur in the presence of the many city and area politicians as well as number corporate executives. The original-style, Teflon-coated fiberglass material was used to make the repairs – not canvas as described in the article. There were several snow-melting and waterproofing improvements that kept the dome inflated until January 2, 2013 – almost 28 years.
Notable audience attendance numbers[edit]
The largest crowd to ever gather at the Silverdome was on September 18, 1987 for Mass with Pope John Paul II, with a reported attendance of 93,682 — just shading the record of 93,173 set at the Silverdome on March 29, 1987 for WrestleMania III. Another notable audience attendance record had earlier been broken on April 30, 1977, when the English rock band Led Zeppelin played in front of 76,229 fans at the Silverdome. This was, at the time, a new world record attendance for a solo indoor attraction, beating the 75,962 that The Who attracted there on December 6, 1975.[29] The Detroit Pistons also set numerous NBA attendance records during their time at the Silverdome; Regular Season, 61,983 vs. Boston, January 29, 1988; Playoffs, 41,732, vs. L.A. Lakers, June 16, 1988.[30]
Marching band activities and events[edit]
The Silverdome was also the home to many marching band activities and events, including the Michigan Competing Band Association State Marching Band Championships until 2005, the Bands of America Regional championships from 2003 to 2005, and the Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1987 and 1988. Following its reopening, the Silverdome was host to the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Bands of America Pontiac Regional Championship.[31]
Usage after Lions' move to Ford Field[edit]
The Lions moved to Ford Field at the beginning of the 2002 NFL season. When the World Hockey Association (WHA) tried to re-introduce itself, the new WHA Detroit team was slated to play its home games at the Silverdome. Plans were also mooted for a Windsor-based Canadian Football League team which could have used the dome for possible playoff games, but that team also did not materialize.
After the Lions relocated, activity in the Silverdome dropped drastically; however, it still staged some events. Annually, Jehovah's Witnesses used the Silverdome from the late 1970s to 2004. Due to talk of renovation in 2004, the Witnesses opted to travel to The Dow Event Center in Saginaw, and the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, Ohio for their District Conventions.[32] Between 2003 and 2006, a three-screen drive-in theater operated in the parking lot; this theater reopened in 2010 before closing again on July 13, 2011.[33]
The Silverdome hosted Monster Jam on January 7, 2006, and was used as a practice facility for the AFC Champions Pittsburgh Steelers for Super Bowl XL, with the NFL adding FieldTurf, which was later donated to a local high school.
Sale[edit]
After the Lions' departure, the city of Pontiac began to experience several years of serious financial problems. Due to the continued high maintenance costs of the structure, it made several unsuccessful attempts to sell the stadium.[34][35] In early 2008, United Assurance Company Ltd. made the highest purchase offer to date, with a bid of $18 million to convert the Silverdome into a Hollywood-style entertainment complex, following an earlier bid of $12 million by an attorney.[36] However, the city announced in October 2009 that the property would go to auction with no minimum bid, and that zoning regulations would be relaxed for any buyer in order to spark development. The city engaged the firm of Williams & Williams to conduct the auction in November 2009.[37]
After reading about the auction in a newspaper, Greek-born Canadian real estate developer Andreas Apostolopoulos, CEO of Toronto-based Triple Properties Inc., submitted a winning bid of US$550,000. Real estate fees of 6% raised the price to US$583,000.[38] The sale of the Silverdome, completed in 1975 at a cost of $55.7 million (approx. $225 million in 2012 dollars) and sold in 2009 for $583,000, was viewed by many as a symbol of the collapse of real estate prices in the Detroit metropolitan area though many local leaders and residents claimed the sale was brought about due to the incompetence of city management and their not having a vision or future plans for the stadium and surrounding area.[39]
Reopening (2010–2013)[edit]
In the March 11, 2010, edition of the Detroit Free Press, Apostolopoulos vowed "to revive the stadium as a big-event venue by investing millions of dollars".[40]
The Silverdome re-opened on April 17, 2010, with a monster truck event.[1]
A.C. Milan and Panathinaikos F.C. played an exhibition game on August 6, 2010.[41] On January 29, 2011, professional boxer Timothy Bradley defended his WBO light welterweight title in a unification fight against WBC champion Devon Alexander. The fight aired live on HBO World Championship Boxing, with an attendance of about 7,000.[citation needed] The owners indicated that they were pursuing a possible expansion team for Major League Soccer, and contemplated renovating the Silverdome for this purpose.[42] Ultimately, the lack of events coming into the stadium, combined with the 2013 roof collapse, put any further development plans on indefinite hold.
Auctioning of contents and demolition[edit]
In March 2014, the owners announced that they would be auctioning off the contents of the facility, including seats and fixtures.[43] Afterwards, in October 2015, it was announced that the Silverdome would be demolished in the Spring of 2016, and the area would be part of an Oakland County, Michigan mixed-use development. Demolition was then scheduled for December 3, 2017.[44] In June 2016, fire caused by arson destroyed the former press box.[45] The parking lot is being used as storage for hundreds of VW diesel cars. The dome owner and the city were in conflict over the condition of the dome.[46][47]
In 2017, the Silverdome was condemned and cleared for demolition. Workers had been on the site for the past few months before main power feeds were disconnected preparing the Silverdome for demolition, including completing environmental remediation, universal waste removal and tearing out transite asbestos panels that were used in a majority of the suites around the perimeter of the dome; though not without a few local trespasser visits to explore the place leading up to the demolition. On September 18 and 19, 2017, four power feeds were disconnected, officially starting the final preparation process for demolition.[48] The firm contracted to handle the demolition, the Detroit based Adamo Group, also imploded the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on November 20 before moving on to the Silverdome. The demolition of the Silverdome was to commence on December 3, 2017 with a partial implosion of the upper deck, followed by an excavation of the building from the inside out.[49][50]
Due to a wiring issue, eight of the explosive charges failed to detonate, preventing the stadium from imploding as planned. A second attempt was successful the next day. While Adamo could not pinpoint the exact cause of the issues, they did note that trespassers had been seen on the property a couple of days prior to the first attempt.[51][52][53][54] It was noted that on the second attempt, Adamo doubled the amount of explosives used from 300 to 600 lb (136.08 to 272.16 kg) of TNT. It was also noted that Richard Adamo pressed the detonation button on the second attempt.[55]
Significant events[edit]
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NFL[edit]
August 23, 1975 – Detroit Lions' first game in Silverdome, a preseason contest against the Kansas City Chiefs.
October 6, 1975 – Lions first regular season game, a 36–10 defeat by the Dallas Cowboys on ABC Monday Night Football.
October 12, 1975 – Lions first regular season Silverdome victory, a 27–7 defeat of the Chicago Bears.
November 27, 1975 – Lions first Thanksgiving Day game in the Silverdome, a 20–0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
January 24, 1982 – Super Bowl XVI.
January 5, 1992 – Lions first home playoff game at the Silverdome – a 38–6 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
January 6, 2002 – Final Detroit Lions game played, a 15–10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Basketball[edit]
October 13, 1978 – Detroit Pistons' first home game in Silverdome.
February 4, 1979 – NBA All-Star Game.
January 29, 1988 – Detroit Pistons single game attendance record (61,983 vs Boston Celtics)
1988 – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
June 12, 14 and 16, 1988 – NBA Finals games 3 through 5.
1991 – NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Soccer[edit]
Main article: Soccer matches at the Pontiac Silverdome
Date
Winning Team
Result
Losing Team
Tournament
Spectators
June 19, 1993 Germany 2–1 England 1993 U.S. Cup Final 62,126
June 18, 1994 United States 1–1 Switzerland 1994 FIFA World Cup Group A 73,425
June 22, 1994 Switzerland 4–1 Romania 61,428
June 24, 1994 Sweden 3–1 Russia 1994 FIFA World Cup Group B 71,528
June 28, 1994 Brazil 1–1 Sweden 77,217
August 6, 2010 A.C. Milan 0–0
5–3 (pens.)[56] Panathinaikos F.C. Friendly –
Boxing & Pro Wrestling[edit]
March 29, 1987 – WrestleMania III (Pontiac Silverdome record attendance of 93,173).
January 29, 2011 – (HBO Championship Boxing Match) "The Superfight".
Concerts[edit]
Date
Artist(s)
Supporting act(s)
Tour
Attendance
Revenue
Note(s)
Reference(s)
December 6, 1975 The Who Toots & the Maytals The Who Tour 1975 75,962 — The live versions of "Join Together", "Road Runner", and "My Generation Blues" were recorded for The Kids Are Alright soundtrack but were omitted from the first CD release of the soundtrack, but were included in the reissued edition.
December 31, 1975 Elvis Presley — — 62,500 $816,000 This is Elvis' very first New Year's Eve show.
May 8, 1976 Aerosmith Ted Nugent
Outlaws
Foghat Rocks Tour 76,900 — [57]
July 11, 1976 Elton John — Louder Than Concorde Tour — —
July 25, 1976 Jethro Tull Rick Derringer
Robin Trower Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll Tour — —
April 30, 1977 Led Zeppelin — 1977 North American Tour 76,229 $792,361.50 Set attendance record for a solo indoor attraction. [58][59][60]
March 5, 1978 Kenny Rogers
Dottie West Oak Ridge Boys — 60,000+ — This performance was billed as the "World's Largest Indoor Country Music Show".
July 13, 1979 Kiss Cheap Trick
New England Dynasty Tour — —
July 28, 1979 Bee Gees Sweet Inspirations Spirits Having Flown Tour 36,270 / 36,270 $453,375
December 7, 1979 The Who Blackfoot The Who Tour 1979 — —
November 30, 1981 The Rolling Stones Iggy Pop
Santana American Tour 1981 152,696 / 152,696 $2,290,000
December 1, 1981
September 30, 1982 The Who Eddie Money
The Clash The Who Tour 1982 75,000 / 75,000 $1,119,000
August 17, 1984 The Jacksons — Victory Tour 143,700 $4,350,030
August 18, 1984
August 19, 1984
September 4, 1985 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band — Born in the U.S.A. Tour 69,844 / 69,844 $1,222,270
April 30, 1987 U2 Lone Justice The Joshua Tree Tour 51,718 / 51,718 $853,347 [61]
August 7, 1987 Madonna Level 42
Bhundu Boys
Hue and Cry Who's That Girl World Tour 41,017 / 44,556 $881,866
June 17, 1988 Van Halen
Scorpions Dokken
Metallica
Kingdom Come Monsters of Rock Tour 1988 — —
June 18, 1988
July 25, 1989 The Who — The Who Tour 1989 46,000 / 46,000 $1,058,000
December 9, 1989 The Rolling Stones Living Colour Steel Wheels Tour 100,234 / 100,234 $2,956,834
December 10, 1989
May 24, 1992 Genesis — We Can't Dance Tour — —
July 21, 1992 Metallica
Guns N' Roses Faith No More Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour 47,540 / 47,540 $1,378,660 After Guns N' Roses performed their song "You Could Be Mine", Axl Rose vomited onstage and left soon afterwards, but returned to the stage and apologized to the audience for the poor performance, so the band redid the song again.
September 9, 1992 U2 Primus
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Zoo TV Tour 36,740 / 40,680 $1,102,200 This show was on the Outside Broadcast leg of the tour. [62]
June 4, 1993 Paul McCartney — The New World Tour 49,378 / 49,378 $1,291,778
July 14, 1994 Pink Floyd — The Division Bell Tour 111,355 / 111,355 $3,772,950 The band performed their classic album The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for the first time since 1975.
July 15, 1994
August 18, 1994 Billy Joel
Elton John — Face to Face 1994 54,125 / 54,125 $2,444,334 [63]
December 1, 1994 The Rolling Stones Spin Doctors Voodoo Lounge Tour 38,274 / 38,274 $1,815,325
October 31, 1997 U2 Smash Mouth Popmart Tour 35,463 / 40,000 $1,781,621 This show took place on Larry Mullen's 36th birthday [64]
July 31, 1999 NSYNC Jordan Knight
Sugarhill Gang
3rd Storee NSYNC in Concert 48,163 / 55,626 $1,528,735
December 31, 1999 Metallica Ted Nugent
Kid Rock
Sevendust M2K Mini Tour 54,707 / 54,707 $3,049,117 This was a New Year's Eve concert. At the show, Metallica broadcast the Times Square Ball Drop, ushering in the year 2000, and played the classic Kiss track "Detroit Rock City" alongside the opening acts.
July 18, 2000 NSYNC P!nk No Strings Attached Tour 48,708 / 48,708 $2,395,413 This concert was filmed for their concert movie "*NSYNC: Bigger Than Live". [65][66]
February 15, 2001 Backstreet Boys Destiny's Child Black & Blue Tour — —
July 4, 2003 Metallica Limp Bizkit
Linkin Park
Deftones
Mudvayne Summer Sanitarium Tour — —
Other events[edit]
September 18, 1987 — Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass (Silverdome attendance record of 93,682).
April 17, 2010 — "Domination In The Dome" (Monster Trucks) Grand Re-Opening of the Silverdome.
Sources
In popular culture[edit]
November 25, 1997: In a season 7 episode of Home Improvement, Tim (Tim Allen) manages to black out the entire stadium during the Detroit Lions' annual Thanksgiving Day game.
January 27, 2016: The Silverdome's inception and demise, including Super Bowl XVI, are profiled by Sports Illustrated's MMQB, "Road to Super Bowl 50".
Throughout his career, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan made various references to being the first man to body-slam Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania III—The Birth of a Dynasty and the Death of a Dome.
The Silverdome appears in Transformers: The Last Knight, the fifth installment in the Paramount film franchise. Crews began filming on June 20, 2016 and shot in the area for about 8 weeks. The movie was released in theaters on June 23, 2017.[67]
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The One and Only Ivan
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The One and Only Ivan
First edition
Author
K.A. Applegate
Illustrator
Patricia Castelao
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Children's Literature
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
2012
Media type
Print (hardcover)
The One and Only Ivan is a children's novel written by K. A. Applegate and illustrated by Patricia Castelao. The book is about a silverback gorilla named Ivan who lived in a cage at a mall. The novel is written in first person from the point of view of Ivan, a silverback gorilla. In 2013 it was named the winner of the Newbery Medal.[1] It has won several other awards and is currently nominated to several reading lists.[2]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Characters
3 Inspiration
4 Reception
5 Adaptation
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
The story is placed at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Ivan, the silverback gorilla, has lived in captivity at the Big Top Mall for 9,855 days by his own tally.[3] He lives in his domain, and is generally content with his life. He watches television, eats bananas and makes artwork that is sold by the owner. Along with Ivan, Stella, an elephant and Bob, a stray dog live also at the mall. Stella is an older elephant who has a chronic injury in one leg and regularly performs in the daily shows. Unlike Ivan, Stella has a long memory, and can remember living other places, like the circus where she was taught many of her tricks. However, Stella would like to live at a zoo, because they have much wider spaces for their domains. Stella believes that zoos are how humans make amends.[4]
When Ruby, a baby elephant is brought to the Big Top Mall to live with Stella and learn new tricks, things begin to change. Stella's old injury causes her to get sick. Just before Stella succumbs to her illness and passes away, she asks Ivan to take care of Ruby and find her a better place. Ivan promises he will take care of Ruby, even though he does not know how he will manage to do it.[5] After Stella's death, Ivan begins to remember his life before the Big Top Mall, and what it was like to have freedom, if only to have stories to tell to Ruby. While Mack, the owner of the Big Top Mall is trying to train Ruby to do tricks, Ivan witnesses first hand the abuse to which she is subjected and starts to decide how to keep his promise to Stella.
When Julia, the custodian's daughter gives Ivan some finger paints, he begins to get an idea of how to help Ruby. He also changes his opinion of the Big Top Mall. He no longer thinks of his area as his domain, but as a cage.[6] Ivan uses his art to make a large picture of a zoo. George and Julia help him by putting it on the billboard outside of the Big Top Mall. When people see the new signs, they begin to protest the treatment of the animals. Investigators are sent to the Big Top Mall, and eventually it is closed down, and Ivan, Ruby and the other animals are taken away to a zoo. Ivan and Ruby are both adopted by the same zoo. Ivan was tested if he really was a silverback at the new zoo. The story ends with Ivan and Ruby adapting to their new habitats and the other animals they will live with.
Characters[edit]
Ivan: An easygoing silverback gorilla who has lived in the Big Top Mall and Video Arcade for 24 years and 3 years living with Mack; the main character. Ivan has spent most of his life in captivity, either living in a human home or at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. He remembers little about his life before captivity and has grown content with his life at the mall. As the story progresses, Ivan determines that his life is not satisfactory and he works to save Ruby by having her removed to a zoo.
Stella: a senior elephant who used to live in circuses before coming to the mall. Stella has a long memory, and would much prefer to live in a zoo. She extracts a promise from Ivan to take care of Ruby if she cannot.
Bob: a stray dog who lives with Ivan in his domain. Bob is satisfied to be a stray dog and has no desire to be adopted into a human home.
Mack: the owner of the mall and part-time circus clown; purchased Ivan from poachers who captured him in his home in Africa. Mack is not seen often on screen. He appears to be a generally good man. However, his business is failing and he cannot afford to keep up the mall the way he used to. His actions regarding Stella and Ruby are what finally spur Ivan to try to have Ruby moved to a zoo.
George: The mall custodian. George is a good man who cares for the animals and the mall. However, he is conflicted about helping them because he is afraid of losing his job.
Julia: George's daughter; inspires Ivan to love drawing. Julia works to help Ivan in his quest to move Ruby and the other animals to a zoo.
Ruby: a baby elephant who is new to the mall. Ruby has only recently lost her mother and has never previously been trained in circus tricks. Ruby's treatment at the hands of Mack is what ultimately drives Ivan to try to find a way to save her.
Inspiration[edit]
Although The One and Only Ivan is an entirely fictional story, it is inspired by the true story of Ivan,[7] who lived in a similar situation for 27 years.[8] Eventually Ivan was adopted by Zoo Atlanta in 1994.[9]
Reception[edit]
According to Kirkus Reviews, "Fittingly, Ivan narrates his tale in short, image-rich sentences and acute, sometimes humorous observations that are all the more heartbreaking for their simple delivery... Utterly believable, this bittersweet story... will inspire a new generation of advocates."[10] Jonathan Hunt wrote in The Horn Book Magazine, "The choice to tell this story in the first person and to personify the gorilla with an entire range of human thoughts, feelings, and emotions poses important questions to the reader, not only about what it means to be human but also about what it means to be a living creature, and what kind of kinship we all share."[11] Carolyn Phelan wrote in Booklist that "The text, written in first person from Ivan's point of view, does a good job of vividly conveying his personality, emotions, and intelligence as well as creating a sense of otherness in his point of view."[12] Writing for School Library Journal, Elizabeth Bird said, "There's nothing twee or precious about it. Just good crisp writing, complex characters, and a story that will make animal rights activists out of the most lethargic of readers. Applegate has penned a real doozy of a book that speaks to the best and worst in all of us."[13]
Adaptation[edit]
Main article: The One and Only Ivan (film)
On April 9, 2014, it was announced that Disney may adapt the book with Allison Shearmur to produce.[14] On May 6, 2016, it was announced that Mike Newell would direct the film, but on March 1, 2018 he was replaced by Thea Sharrock. The script will be written by Mike White.[15] The cast for the film include Sam Rockwell as Ivan, Angelina Jolie as Stella, Bryan Cranston as Mack, Ariana Greenblatt as Julia, and Ramón Rodríguez as Mack's assistant. With Brooklynn Prince, Helen Mirren, Danny DeVito, Indira Varma and Eleanor Matsuura in undisclosed roles. Shearmur, who died on January 19, 2018, will still have a producing credit along with Jolie and Brigham Taylor. The One and Only Ivan entered production on the week of May 1, 2018. [16]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ LSCHULTE (2014-01-27). "2013 Newbery Medal and Honor Books". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Retrieved 2018-01-23.
Jump up ^ "The One and Only Ivan". Children's Literature Comprehensive Database. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
Jump up ^ Applegate, Katherine ; illustrations by Patricia Castelao (2012). The one and only Ivan (1st ed.). New York: Harper. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-06-199225-4.
Jump up ^ Applegate, Katherine ; illustrations by Patricia Castelao (2012). The one and only Ivan (1st ed.). New York: Harper. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-06-199225-4.
Jump up ^ Applegate, Katherine ; illustrations by Patricia Castelao (2011). The One and Only Ivan. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-06-199225-4.
Jump up ^ Applegate, Katherine ; illustrations by Patricia Castelao (2011). The One and Only Ivan. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-06-199225-4.
Jump up ^ "Q & A with Katherine Applegate". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
Jump up ^ "Aged, beloved Ivan the gorilla from Tacoma dies at Atlanta zoo". The Seattle Times. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
Jump up ^ "Celebrating Ivan". Retrieved 11 March 2014.
Jump up ^ "THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao". Kirkus Reviews. September 28, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Hunt, Jonathan (January 25, 2012). "Review of The One and Only Ivan". The Horn Book Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Phelan, Carolyn (February 15, 2012). "One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate". Booklist. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ Bird, Elizabeth (March 7, 2012). "Review of the Day: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate". School Library Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Disney to Adapt Newbery Medal-Winning 'The One and Only Ivan'". firstshowing.net. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
Jump up ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/harry-potter-director-mike-newell-891491
Jump up ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/helen-mirren-danny-devito-join-angelina-jolie-disneys-one-ivan-1107471
External links[edit]
The One and Only Ivan at Goodreads
Obituary of Ivan on npr.org blog
Awards
Preceded by
Dead End in Norvelt Newbery Medal recipient
2013 Succeeded by
Flora & Ulysses
Preceded by
Hooper Finds a Family Christopher Award
2013 Succeeded by
Flora & Ulysses
Preceded by
Won Ton - A Cat Tale Told in Haiku Crystal Kite Member Choice Award for California/Hawaii
2013 Succeeded by
Better Nate Than Ever
Preceded by
The Pup Who Cried Wolf Flicker Tale Children's Book Award for Intermediate Books
2013 Succeeded by
I Survived the Battle of the Gettysburg, 1863
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Who's your daddy? (phrase)
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For other uses, see Who's your daddy? (disambiguation).
Who's your daddy? is a slang expression that, in one use, takes the form of a rhetorical question. It is commonly used as a boastful claim of dominance over the intended listener. It is also sometimes used as a derogatory claim of sexual dominance of a man over a woman or another man.[1] The phrase itself stands out as a noteworthy lyric from the 1968 song "Time of the Season" by The Zombies: "What's your name? Who's your daddy? Is he rich like me?"
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1.1 Media
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Usage[edit]
Media[edit]
An early use of the phrase occurs in Gene Wilder's 1975 comedy The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother. Sigerson Holmes (Gene Wilder) grills Jenny Hill (Madeline Kahn), the supposed daughter of the British Minister of External Affairs, in a rather unusual interrogation process. While sitting over her almost naked and rather responsive body lying on a couch, he massages her breasts and repeatedly asks her Who's Your Father?.
In the 1979 film Scum,[2] where the 'Daddy' refers to the inmate who runs the borstal. The character Carlin, played by Ray Winstone, brutally bludgeons Banks, the current Daddy, thus becoming the new Daddy.
Widespread provocative use of the phrase began as early as the late 1980s,[3] largely due to its frequent use in sexually suggestive skits broadcast by a popular syndicated radio shock jock known as "The Greaseman". The expression was further popularized in a well known 1991 comedy routine by Dennis Miller. On an early episode of The Daily Show host Craig Kilborn used the line "Who's your daddy? Is he rich like me?"[citation needed], quoting from "Time of the Season".
Denzel Washington playing Coach Boone in Remember the Titans (2000) uses the line to initiate dominance over two student athletes.
In the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005),[4] Angelina Jolie speaks the phrase after taking down adversary Brad Pitt.
In an episode of Stargate SG-1 Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) calls out "Who's your daddy?!" after finishing off a horde of Replicators, using a new form of weapon.
In the movie "Master of Disguise" (2002), Pistachio Disguisey continually says the phrase as he is sparring with a wooden robot.
The phrase was used as the title for a quickly cancelled reality television show, Who's Your Daddy
In an episode of Will & Grace, Jack, trying to transfer his rapport with Karen to Grace, asks her "Who's Your Daddy?" Grace, taken aback, says "His name is Martin Adler...?"
Sports[edit]
It was also greatly popularized when the Duke basketball team of the late 1990s had T-shirts and hats printed bearing the phrase as they moved towards a possible NCAA basketball championship coached by Coach K.[citation needed]. One variant commonly targeted at residents of Indiana is "Hoosier Daddy?"[5] The term "Hoosier Daddy" was used during the tenure of Coach Bobby Knight at Indiana University throughout the Midwest as a means of fan excitation. In October 2017, two Indiana University alumni debuted a dope audio show titled "Hoosier Daddy podcast". Now considered a 4.5-star production based on iTunes reviews and the claim the hosts are "classless" [6], the weekly show covers all topics concerning the IU Men's Varsity basketball program.[7]

Also used in the long-standing one sided wrestling rivalry between David Campbell and Logan Stieber. The former being on the winning end of it. The carrier dome would chant it at Stieber during matches.
In the 2004 American League Championship Series it was used as a chant by New York Yankees fans against Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martínez (prompted by his previous statement, "They beat me. They're that good right now. They're that hot. I just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy."[8]).
In the 2009 World Series, Pedro Martinez once again found himself hearing the "Who's your daddy" chants from the Yankees fans, this time as a starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in Games 2 and 6 of the series vs the AL Champion Yankees. The Yankees would come through against him this time, as they were victorious in both games, including the Game 6 series clinching game. Note: Before Pedro walked off the mound on the final game, the chant was raised once more, but morphed a bit... changing from "Who's Your Daddy?" to "Still Your Daddy!".[citation needed]
Music[edit]
In June 2007, Daddy Yankee released a track called "Who's Your Daddy?" on his El Cartel: The Big Boss album.
Video games[edit]
In the computer game Warcraft III by Blizzard Entertainment, players may enter the cheat code "WhosYourDaddy" to cause their army to become invulnerable and instantly kill enemies.[9]
Who's Your Daddy? is also the title of an online multiplayer game currently gaining traction in the indie gaming community. Players take either the role of a father rapidly baby-proofing his house until his wife gets home, or the role of a baby vehemently trying to kill itself. The game reached full funding on its Kickstarter Page on October 14, 2015, and was released December 23, 2015.[10]
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Jump up ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hoosierdaddypodcast/id1301866595
Jump up ^ https://hoosierdaddy.blog/
Jump up ^ "SI.com". CNN. September 28, 2004.
Jump up ^ Warcraft III cheat codes on battle.net
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Paul Farhi (January 4, 2005). "Conception of a Question: Who's Your Daddy?". The Washington Post: Page C01.
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