Opened in 1965, the Astrodome in Houston was billed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" – an enclosed, air-conditioned stadium with fake grass for major league baseball. But in 1999, when the Astros ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Footage from the ABC13 film archives is taking you to the first Houston Astros game ever played in the legendary Astrodome. The day was April 9, 1965. A sold out crowd of ...

Voters in Houston rejected a referendum on Tuesday to turn the Astrodome into a massive convention center, making it likely that the iconic stadium will be demolished. The vote, which would have ...

When Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast in August 2005, it left New Orleans devastated and tens of thousands displaced. In the days that followed, Houston’s Reliant Astrodome opened its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. It’s been 25 years since the Houston Astros last played in ...

The Houston Astrodome in Houston, Texas prepares to accept some 25,000-30,000 refugees from Hurricane Katrina who were staying in the New Orleans Superdome. August 31, 2005. (Photo by Bob ...

(AP) The Houston Astrodome, an iconic stadium that’s fallen into disrepair since it was shuttered four years ago, could see new life as a giant convention center and exhibition space under a plan ...

HOUSTON — Indoor skiing. Amusement park. Water park. Sports memorabilia museum. Riverwalk, though there is only a bayou. And, most recently, a $217 million multipurpose facility. There has been no ...

When it opened in 1965, Houston's iconic Astrodome stadium was considered an engineering marvel that solved a long-standing question facing the community: how to make a summer sport like baseball ...

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