On March 21, 1966, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Houston Astros in the first ever MLB game played on an artificial surface. Created by Monsanto, the product was initially named “ChemGrass,” but ...
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 ...
HOUSTON - I have walked into the Astrodome many times in my life, around 300 times…but never this way. On Friday, April 6, I entered the dome alone through the enormous opening in center field. Kind ...
The strange thing about the Astrodome is that the longer the behemoth sits unused, the more it becomes a vessel for our dreams of the future. Over the decades, Houstonians have proposed new and ...
HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) -- The Houston Astrodome, known as the 'Eighth Wonder of the World,' first opened on April 9, 1965. But not many people realize that ABC13's studios on Bissonnet inspired the ...
The now-empty showplace hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees The Astrodome, a now-empty showplace that has hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, ...