The Astrodome, which was first opened in 1965, looks slightly different today than it did 60 years ago. But it still has ...

Emmett, who was the Harris County judge, immediately called the Rodeo's CEO Joel Cowley to explain his proposal. They'd raise ...

Billed as the Eighth Wonder of the World by original Astros owner Judge Roy Hofheinz, the Astrodome was the first ballpark to have a roof over the playing field. It also boasted cushioned orange ...

The Astrodome opened in 1965 as Harris County Domed Stadium, ... When the dome opened, it featured a special type of grass bred to be grown indoor and a translucent roof to provide natural grass.

Elvin Hayes jogged down the dark tunnel in the Astrodome erupted in cheers as he came through the giant green doors. College basketball, like everything else, seemed to be changing.

It was the first domed sports venue, the first with air conditioning, and was spacious enough to fit an 18-story building under its 208-foot high roof. “The Astrodome stretched state-of-the-art ...

He blasted another ball to right that ricocheted off a speaker hanging from the Astrodome roof. That speaker was located 350 feet away from home plate and 140 feet above the Astroturf playing ...

Which is partly why he was chosen for the Astrodome assignment. He was young, single. He was a little adventurous. “Back then in the 70s, life around the radio station was pretty wild,” he says.

Organizers have nixed a proposal to use high-tech lasers to project dazzling images of Houston's culture and history onto and through the roof of the Astrodome during Super Bowl LI. Harris County ...

The future of the Astrodome still might be in the dark, but that doesn't mean the iconic building can't return to the spotlight for at least a few minutes. A pair of 25-year-old Rice University ...

The iconic Astrodome roof from inside the structure. The Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved turning part of the Houston Astrodome into a parking garage. Specifically, Harris ...