Sports
October 13, 2023
An All-Texas MLB Playoff Series 50 Years in the Making
Much like indoor baseball in Houston or an MLB team in Arlington, a Houston Astros–Texas Rangers ALCS was once a dream and is now a reality.
Astrodome
Sports
September 20, 2023
The “Battle of the Sexes” Sparked 50 Years of Sports Progress
Billie Jean King's 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome capped off a summer of momentous change led by the tennis great.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
The Astrodome’s Decline From Eighth Wonder to Eighth Blunder of the World
Once a symbol of Houston’s wealth and ambition, the now-empty stadium no longer represents much of anything.
Sports
August 30, 2022
The Night the Astrodome Got Rained Out
As rains fall across Texas, remember the 1976 Houston deluge that improbably shut down an Astros game at the famed “weather-proof” Astrodome.
Sports
April 29, 2021
A New Sports History Book Shows How Texas Athletes Have Always Fought for Equality
In ‘The Sports Revolution,’ Frank Guridy revisits the 1960s and ’70s, when Black, Latino, and female athletes pushed for change.
Music
June 7, 2019
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis Revisit the Astrodome in New Video and Album
‘Beautiful Lie,’ out later this month, is the newest collaboration from the state’s reigning couple of Americana.
Sports
April 10, 2018
A Domecoming to Remember
Thousands of Houstonians turned out to get a last look at the Astrodome before its renovation.
The Daily Post
March 26, 2015
Another Day, Another Proposal to Save the Astrodome
Or perhaps a more fitting and respectful fate is to just let the structure crumble, to go the way of the ancient ruins.
Style & Design
November 21, 2014
The Astrodome Is Getting a $63,800 Power Washing Next Month
That's a lot of Astro-dough.
Style & Design
September 23, 2014
The Proposal to Turn the Astrodome into the World’s Largest Indoor Park is Gathering Some Steam
They've built a scale model of it to show it off and everything.
Politics & Policy
September 17, 2014
Because Everything Is Tinier in Texas
The tiny future of the Astrodome.
The Daily Post
July 31, 2014
The Astrodome Might Be Replaced With a Tiny Astrodome
A tiny Astrodome!
Politics & Policy
May 19, 2014
Will It Cost $2.3 Million A Year to Keep the Astrodome Open? Number Crunchers Say No.
Fans of the Eighth Wonder of the World, rejoice—there's one less reason to destroy the beloved stadium.
The Daily Post
February 4, 2014
What Does It Mean that the Astrodome Has Been Added to the National Register of Historic Places?
It doesn't mean that they're not going to tear it down.
The Texanist
December 10, 2013
The Texanist: Should I Let My Teenaged Son Go on a Coed Camping Trip?
Our estimable advice columnist on when teenagers should be allowed to go on unchaperoned coed camping trips, whether Coloradans hate Texans, and more.
The Culture
December 6, 2013
Raze the Roof
Houston put a man on the moon and performed the first artificial heart transplant. So why can’t it save the Eighth Wonder of the World?
Style & Design
November 11, 2013
Re-Imagining Uses for the Astrodome
Voters may have decided that the Astrodome isn't worth saving, but The Architect's Newspaper has published four ideas for what to do with the space.
Politics & Policy
November 7, 2013
Doom for the Astrodome
The news that Harris County voters turned down a proposal on Tuesday to remake the Astrodome into an exhibit and special events center makes me quite sad. In its heyday, the mid-sixties, the Astrodome was the symbol of Houston’s ascension to major-league status, not just as a venue for baseball,
The Daily Post
November 4, 2013
People Bought A Lot Of Astrodome Memorabilia This Weekend
The one-time Eighth Wonder of the World may soon be a parking lot, but the "yard sale" held by Reliant Park officials brought a lot of nostalgia—and money—out of people who remember its heyday.
Feature
January 20, 2013
Dome Away From Home
Inside the Eighth Wonder of the World—the largest shelter ever organized by the American Red Cross—faith, hope, and charity helped the survivors of Hurricane Katrina begin the process of rebuilding their lives.
Business
August 31, 1998
Ballpark Figures
Now that the Houston Astros have Randy Johnson, can they afford to sign him to a long-term contract? His first two starts in the Astrodome boosted attendance by 20,000 fans a night. At an average ticket price of $10, that means his economic impact was $200,000, plus an additional $30,000
Sports
January 1, 1996
Spoils Sports
Oilers owner Bud Adams is hightailing it to Nashville; Drayton McLane may move the Astros too—or sell. In Houston and across the country, rooting for the home team is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Sports
December 25, 1979
The Real Mean Green
Talk to coaches and team owners about AstroTurf and you’ll hear all its advantages. Talk to the players and you’ll hear a different story.
Sports
November 1, 1977
View From the Top
Inside the cushy private boxes at Texas’ top sports stadiums, far from the madding crowd.
Sports
March 31, 1975
Greetings From the Eighth Wonder of the World
A candid celebration of ten years of the Astrodome and Astrothink.
News & Politics
January 1, 1974
God Goes to the Astrodome
A fat 15-year-old inaugurated 1000 years of peace in Houston this fall. Don't look now, but the people you went to college with may be following him.
News & Politics
November 1, 1973
Briar Patch
RETURN OF THE OLD PUCKERTHE ASTRODOME HAS REALLY OUTDONE itself. They had the help, though, of Hollywood press agentry and one of the bigger mouths in professional sports, so the Dome can’t take all the credit. Irregardless of culpability, it was an impressive show, that King-Riggs tennis match, and it