Apr 10, 2021 | Media
Houston Chronicle – April 10, 2021 by Dylan McGuinness Some 200 supporters of the Astrodome trekked to the Houston relic Saturday for a 5K run, raising funds for the building’s conservancy and exchanging memories of the old Astros games and landmark events it...
Feb 18, 2018 | Media
Houston Chronicle – February 18, 2018 by Lisa Falkenberg Tone deaf. That’s the term Paul Bettencourt – Republican state senator and self-appointed fiscal hawk over all things government – used to describe Harris County’s decision last week to...
Feb 10, 2017 | Media
Houston Chronicle – February 10, 2017 by Molly Glentzer What if the Astrodome roof held the world’s biggest media installation? Think of it: The exquisite circular geometry of that five-acre pie of more than 4,000 translucent skylights could hold an...
Jan 27, 2017 | Media
Houston Chronicle – January 27, 2017 By Gabrielle Banks The aging behemoth billed as the Eighth Wonder of the World has joined the revered ranks of the Alamo and State Capitol as an honored historical site. Just days before a crowd of more than 70,000 files past...
Apr 10, 2015 | Media
Houston Chronicle – April 10, 2015 By Anita Hassan, Mike Tolson Most buildings don’t have their own holidays. Most buildings aren’t the Astrodome. A crowd of more than 20,000 turned out Thursday evening for the Eighth Wonder’s 50th Anniversary,...
Dec 27, 2013 | Media
ESPN – December 27, 2013 by Chris Jones, ESPN Senior Writer NOTHING DEPRECIATES LIKE a marvel. When the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, it was heralded as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” the first indoor multipurpose stadium, a gleaming...
