More than 60,000 Metrodome seats are up for sale

Published 2:23 pm Saturday, December 28, 2013

MINNEAPOLIS  — Fans who want a piece of Metrodome history can now buy the stadium’s bright-blue seats.

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority said Friday that Albrecht Sign Co. of Fridley was awarded the contract to remove and sell the dome’s seats.

Albrecht will remove more than 60,000 of the stadium’s seats. The company will sell seats in sets of three to six to the public for $60 a seat.

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Non-profit groups and community organizations will be charged $40 a seat.

Anyone requesting a specific seat will be charged $80 a seat.

The seats will be removed by Jan. 18, when the power will be turned off at the Metrodome and its roof deflated.