The idea of a building like the Astrodome once seemed as foreign as sending a man to the moon. But when Major League Baseball awarded an expansion franchise to Houston in 1960, a band of visionaries ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Fifty-five years after it first opened to the public as the 8th Wonder of the World, the Astrodome now sits stripped and empty, used only as a warehouse. "It is primarily used ...

The COVID-19 pandemic upended most aspects of normal life, but this year has clutched dearly to one bit of normalcy for Houston residents: inaction on the Astrodome. For 12 years, the architectural ...

It’s been sitting idle since 2009, and on Wednesday, we got a look at what the Astrodome Conservancy wants to do with the iconic venue next to NRG Stadium. The Astrodome Conversancy released artist ...

The application was completed by the Heritage Society Program Director Mike Vance and Mike Acosta, the Houston Astros' team historian. The two are longtime researchers of sports history and have ...

HOUSTON (AP) - Harris County commissioners will discuss the future of the long-vacant Astrodome at a capital projects meeting on Tuesday. The iconic dome has been sitting dormant and rotting in the ...

HOUSTON – The Astrodome Conservancy hosted a news conference Thursday to discuss its campaign to create a community-supported vision for the reuse and redevelopment of the landmark. Titled “Future ...

Answer: In 2018, Harris County Commissioners voted to renovate the “Eighth Wonder of the World” as a multipurpose sports and events center and a parking garage, allocating $105 million for the project ...

Sept. 8, 2005 — -- Before it could even get on the air, the plug appears to be pulled on what might be called "Radio Free Katrina" -- a volunteer effort to create a tiny radio station for ...