Astrodome could go from ABANDONED to revived

[@Chris-lh7wj]

I say bring back Astro World and make it an indoor theme park. Houston does not have a single theme park, and lot of people say it’s too hot for one, so this could be a solution.

[@Josh-ut4wv]

Funny story outfielder often struggled in the first few years. Around this time the Astrodome actually had grass and it grew easily. But due to the outfielder issues they began to darken some of the pannels. The sideffect was that the grass died and they had to use astroturf.

[@masoncochraniii7671]

After the very first exhibition series with the Yankees, the outfielders were having such trouble with the glare that they started painting the balls orange and bright yellow. This didn’t help so they painted over the skylights. They played pretty much the entire first year of the Domes existence on green colored painted dirt. Chem-grass had been developed in the off season and installed before season 2. Then chem-grass became known as Astro-turf!

[@MCham52]

I lived in Houston for 12 years and got to attend several Astros games there. It was a very underrated venue for baseball. Was a great place to watch a game.

[@Knights_of_Zurg]

The Houston Astrodome is where I told my now wife I loved her for the very first time. We've been married for 27 years now.

[@martinl.lazarinejr.2781]

what event? please

[@steemi]

So glad they haven’t torn the Astrodome down. If there’s any place that should be home to a sports museum for Houston, it’s in that building. Not just for Astros and Oilers games, but the Battle of the Sexes between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, Houston-UCLA with Lew Alcindor vs Elvin Hayes, WrestleMania X-Seven. And that’s just off the top of my head.

[@pwcorgi2000]

I agree. Other sports venues need to be reused instead of just demolishing them. Maybe a college could use the venue, like whate Georgia State did to Turner Field.

[@FigureFarter]

@@pwcorgi2000Georgia State is using the site of Fulton County Stadium for their baseball field

[@seanfennel4845]

No need to worry about it happening any time soon. National Historic Sites can't be torn down.

[@seanfennel4845]

​@@pwcorgi2000No college in the area has a popular enough sports program. They'd all look really stupid playing to so many empty seats. UH is probably the biggest, but Tillman Fertitta would never let them move anywhere that wasn't named after him.

[@PenneyThoughts]

Yeah, I traveled to Houston to see the Aggies play many times in the early '90s. The Astrodome was also featured in the movie "Bad News Bears", a Walter Matthews best classic (imho), and my first memory of the building.

[@robertrohde4579]

Tons of rain, hot as hell with extreme humidity in Houston. The whole complex being under a roof and with AC, I think it would be a huge hit with locals and visitors.

[@Law19157]

If the inside is refaced with stone it can keep the building cool without the need for AC. Stones are natural heat sinks. Chimneys also allow hot air to escape since heat rises. Its not like Houston is at risk of earthquakes so using stone to build is a good idea. Trees are known to naturally cool areas also and changing the color asphalt to more pastel colors will further reduce the heat since the color black traps heat. AC units are known to increase the temperature of cities because they blow hot air outside.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

@@Law19157 Sure, spend a billion dollars on a building that's not needed. There is no venue that needs the Astrodome. Make a stone building and pack it with 50,000 people and see if it says cool in Houston in August. LOL

[@TexanUSMC8089]

@@Law19157 LMAO

[@Law19157]

​@@TexanUSMC8089It's ok if you don't understand architecture or materials engineering but don't open your mouth in arrogance and pretend to know what you're talking about because you're making yourself sound dumb.

[@smokey_gator_239]

Also hosted Bad News Bears Championship game.

[@benn746]

Can't believe he left out the most important moment in history.

[@williamlangeii4012]

The most important game in the history of Texas!!

[@thescott7539]

LET THEM PLAY! LET THEM PLAY!

[@davidbuswa9425]

The movie "Brewster McCloud" was filmed there too in 1970.

[@georgb4440]

The Astrodome also hosted the University of Houston Cougars from 1965 to 1997.

[@ThePatrickakes]

and countless high school football and baseball playoff games. Got to play in the dome in the 90s in high school and it is a cherished memory.

[@georgb4440]

On a visit to Houston in 1968 I was fortunate to get a standing room ticket to the MLB Allstar game.

[@jamesnelson6381]

If you add up the attendance from all those years. They could have sold out the dome maybe 10 times.

[@tortolabvi8498]

The Astrodome has survived so many hurricanes and is still standing. It deserves a 💜. You can't keep that dome down. It has more lives than a cat. 😮

[@christiangonzales7429]

It's the Chuck Norris of stadiums!

[@Jonathanstockwell]

They repurposed the pyramid in Memphis into a huge Bass Pro Shop, with a bar at the top and a view of the Mississippi River and downtown Memphis. Plus they have a pond and some small streams and a hunting themed hotel rooms. That is a much smaller venue, but it is really a nice repurpose

[@WickyWickerson]

Now if they can figure out what to do with the Mid-South Coliseum!

[@boilermaker2006]

@@WickyWickerson I was in Memphis last year on vacation and visited the Pyramid, this is something that Houston should consider doing with the Astrodome.......and if Memphis wants to, they could do the same with the arena

[@WickyWickerson]

@boilermaker2006 it's crazy in the Bass Pro/Pyramid how to rooms of the lodge overlook the store! We also have an old Sears Building that they have repurposed into a mixed use development with office space, apartments, a high school and retail, called Crosstown Concourse.

[@newagain9964]

The project has also been largely a failure. And it used federal tax dollars.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

That's many many times smaller. Maint on the Dome is so high that no company wants it. They all know it's a money pit. It's too big and too expensive.

[@jodymoney1186]

Thanks for making this video! I'm a native Texan and a 30+ year Astros fan who saw his first ever MLB game (and pro sports event) inside the Astrodome. I was living in Houston when the 2013 initiative failed, so I've been worried about the Dome's long-term prospects since then. The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, reportedly, doesn't support this plan and I fear that might be influential enough to kill it. Like you, I hope they find a way to preserve such a historic venue. But I also wanted to write this because the saga of the A's and Raiders reminded me so much of the 80-90s politics surrounding the Astrodome, too. Like the Oakland Coliseum up until the mid-90s, the Astrodome was once a baseball-first facility. But in the late 80s, in an effort to keep the Oilers from leaving (i think for Jacksonville at the time), Harris County agreed to tear down the beloved Astrodome scoreboard and expand the building's seating capacity. A decade later, this concession to Bud Adams would prove itself a waste as he moved the Oilers anyway to Tennessee. Robbed of its ambience as a baseball park, the Astrodome would continue to age and see declining attendance. As the 90s wore on, Houston would come under threat of losing the Astros, too. This time, to bidders from Virginia. Luckily for those of us who love the city and the franchise, then-owner Drayton McLane wound up sticking it out and the success of the Killer B's era - along with the pain of losing the Oilers - led Harris County to approve a new referendum to finance what is, today, Minute Maid Park. But for a moment, Houston was nearly a city that would go from having 3 pro franchises to 1 in less than a handful of years. I thought about this a lot as I've watched the saga of the Athletics play out on your channel and I greatly hoped the Howard Terminal plan would save them for Bay Area fans. I haven't commented on this before, but you have my condolences as a sports fan on the move of the team. I hope that one day MLB realizes its mistake and rectifies it with another franchise.

[@trclark7689]

The renovations that took place in 1988-1989 included adding 10,000 seats, four exterior ramps (required to comply with the upcoming ADA of 1990,) a new scoreboard system (to replace the one they had to remove,) and 66 luxury suites. Adding 10,000 seats increased the Astrodome's capacity from I believe around 52k to 62k. I believe the addition of 10,000 seats lifted the Astrodome from the smallest stadium in the league to 2nd smallest just ahead of the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The Astrodome was 25 years old when those renovations were completed. Unfortunately for everyone involved, those renovations didn't improve the playing surface. It didn't improve technology, it didn't improve infrastructure, it didn't improve the actual seats themselves, the restrooms, the concession stands, nothing. The difference between technology of 1990 vs. 1965 sadly was a helluva lot more drastic than say... 1999 to 2024. By 1995, the Astrodome was 30 years old and significantly obsolete. The saddest thing of all is that Houston gave Bud the middle finger and let the Oilers walk, then decided to build a new stadium less than two years after they walked out the door. McLane was a scumbag. He was feeding Bob Lanier a lot of BS about the Dome being a top class facility, then before the Oilers were even out the door, he was threatening to move to DC. Don't forget that Les Alexander was also threatening to move to Louisville at the time. Houston almost found themselves like Oakland with ZERO.

[@HeyNow_WahJedi]

The Astrodome hosted WWF Wrestlemania 17 back in the day.

[@williamlangeii4012]

Oh, he was talking about real sports.

[@alesitercrimson24]

@@williamlangeii4012 dont ever talk down about that event

[@briankady1456]

Main event was Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock for the then WWF title.

[@williamlloyd3769]

I’m just glad the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles survived, has been upgraded and remains a great venue to see a concert or other event. PS - saw so many events at LA Sports arena now demolished and Santa Monica Civic now closed due to seismic risk.

[@luddite4change449]

One of the greatest basketball games of the 60/70s was played in the Astrodome between UCLA (then Lew Alcindor) and UH (Elvin Hayes) in January 1968. The game was the first nationally televised NCAA baskeball game, and was played in front of a then record crowd of 52,000. UH upset UCLA 71-69, ending a 47 game winning streak.

[@toastnjam7384]

I watched that game on TV. UCLA got payback in the NCAA semifinal with a 101 - 69 beatdown.

[@Z64bit]

Honestly making it primarily for rodeo and high school sports seems like it'd be perfect. Maybe some sort of "Texas Heritage Bowl" for college football too. Basically turn it into the Houston version of that small stadium next to the Cowboys main stadium. Also make it similar to how North Wilkesboro Speedway was rebuilt. Do just enough to get it running and then make the upgrades after

[@TexanUSMC8089]

How would that make enough money to pay the maintenance on the building? They would need to make a million dollars a month just to keep the doors open. Good luck.

[@stevemcdaniel2673]

I was a Bat Boy for the Astros 1974- 1975 seasons and I have many, many cool stories to tell about those seasons and the Astrodome itself, I would LOVE to see it repurposed for memory sake!

[@krissolson7043]

The Pyramid in Memphis is a really cool Bass Pro Shop now that is basically a building in a building.

[@patsfan1152]

Selfish me says possible hockey arena for Houston 😮

[@arkwill14]

While I fully agree that Houston needs to get the next NHL team (either from expansion or a team move), I don't think a venue like the astrodome would lend itself to ....actually, as I was writing that, and listening to Brodie, I started to think that perhaps you are on to something. They should make a smaller NHL/NBA sized arena _inside_ the Astrodome and just leave the top off. Let the Astrodome's roof keep the weather out but other than that, have a Roman Coliseum type arena right in the middle. That would be pretty cool and unique.

[@Mark-Stingray427]

I think it’s way too big for hockey as well…

[@timfuscaldo3024]

Absolutely too big, any true hockey fan knows that.

[@RobertHarridge]

To all the naysayers in here, the Tampa Bay Lightning played a few seasons in what is now Tropicana Field, so anything is possible. It was called the Thunderdome for those few seasons before the Ice Palace (Amalie Arena) got finished where they play today. This could end up like Seattle where the Kraken play, Climate Pledge Arena, which is technically the oldest arena in the NHL hosting the NHL’s newest franchise.

[@reverend_wintondupree]

​​@@Mark-Stingray427The renovations wouldn't use the existing seating footprint but instead radically renovate the interior to fit a rink more appropriately with the rest of the stadium footprint including larger concourses, restaurants /bars/shops, and expanded club seating, offices spaces, etc. even possibly with a seperate "theatre" section.

[@tubefaze]

The only thing I would change is add like a remake of the old scoreboard that was in the Astrodome before it was remodeled to add seats. The citizens have to realize it is going to cost a pretty penny to revitalize the Astrodome. The longer people wait the more it'll cost.

[@jonortiz9002]

Appreciate how you have carved out a pro sports arena beat for yourself, Brodie! Great coverage!

[@lucaspadilla4815]

Don’t forget it’s the primary location of Robert Altman’s “Brewster McCloud” lmao

[@RichG-t3u]

This reminds me of Toronto with Maole Leaf Gardens. Not sure how familiar you are with that building but historical site cannot tear it down. The facade is the same but it’s a grocery store and eventhough there is an arena inside on upper level the lower level is amazing cause you are grocery shopping and if you go down one of the aisles the Maple Leaf Logo is on the floor where the Maple Leaf center ice logo was it’s pretty cool.

[@thomasjoseph3488]

"We're the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers number one..." Great.

[@billcook4768]

Stolen from the Dolphins; or was it the other way around?

[@thomasjoseph3488]

@@billcook4768 I heard some teams took credit for it but never had a definitive answer. An Earl Campbell touchdown, the delirious throng of Oiler fans all singing that song together, and the Astrodome scoreboard machinations were something, though, weren't they?

[@acelm8437]

Also ripped off from the Dolphins

[@meddyven]

And who can forget the Derrick Dolls!

[@meddyven]

@@thomasjoseph3488 Nothing like it before, or since!

[@99dndd]

I’d like to see them renovate the interior stadium to a capacity of 25,000-30,000 and use it for the MLS team.

[@vamoscruceros]

It would be cool if they could do a retractable grass field like the NFL's Raiders and Cardinals - it would still give the Houston Dynamo and Dash a grass field with the benefits of a dome. There could even be a turf field underneath the soccer field for American football.

[@99dndd]

@ I don’t know if they can change the exterior too much with it being a landmark. Maybe they could do something like Real Madrid or Tottenham Hotspur and have the field move into a storage space with grow lights.

[@TSSaloic]

We have a stadium. Shell Energy Stadium is great.

[@VanceAnthem]

Yeah Houston already has an ideal MLS stadium in an ideal location. I do like the idea though of turning the AstroArena into a parking lot and turning the Astrodome into it's current plans with the new AstroArena being inside the dome

[@jamesnelson6381]

@@TSSaloic Exactly. Why anyone would rather watch a game from the Dome is mind boggling. At Shell you are right on the field. At the dome the front row is many yards away.

[@robertzimmerman9362]

The concept sounds fantastic. I’ve been to the Gaylord Opryland Resort numerous times in Nashville and it’s amazing.

[@benwahl3989]

Here's an idea, turn the seating areas into hotel rooms, the main floor into a water park and mini golf on the roof of the hotel, at least on one side and maybe a go kart track on the other. There would also be restaurants and other businesses on the ground level. You could even put a movie theater in there somewhere. Make it a vacation destination.

[@rickdonnelly3417]

My Dad took me to a baseball game at the astrodome when I was very young. I was absolutely amazed by the roof and the technology of the scoreboard. I was so young I don’t remember much else at that age, but it was an unforgettable event to see. The other amazing thing is that it was pouring rain outside.

[@johnchambers8528]

I was in Minneapolis for a baseball game in the old Metrodome and had a similar experience. A bad summer thunderstorm come in around the fourth inning but the game kept on like nothing was happening outside. The storm was over by the time the game was over so that is one bennifit of domed stadiums where bad weather can happen during a sports season.

[@streeterstuart7778]

This is basically what they did with the Millennium Dome in London. They took that huge indoor space and not only built an arena inside of it (The O2), but it's also filled with shops, movie theaters, etc...

[@TexanUSMC8089]

In the last 20 years, shopping at a mall has dropped off dramatically. The Astros dome is way bigger than the Mall of Americas building in Minneapolis. Malls are dying all over the country. People are shopping online. No company wants to lease the Dome because it's too big, too expensive, and needs too much work.

[@wisdomthroughaworldofwords1412]

If they could drive a car into it back in the day...turn it into a parking garage. Save some of its historic structure to look at and use the outrageous parking fees they charge to help manage it. Then...Use some of the room now used for parking to repurpose the Astroworld field to give it a second life too. The fact that we let Astroworld, and the Astrodome just sit there...speaks to our city management who absolutely struggle to find a purpose for what once was the most valuable piece of property in Houston.

[@alfredhaugen2266]

A parking ramp enclosed within the Astrodome is a great idea! Can we also leave space in the center for a botanical garden conservatory to mitigate all the tailpipe exhaust? The parking platforms would be in a circular configuration with the botanical garden in the center to allow sunlight to reach the plants that would convert the CO2 into oxygen.

[@wisdomthroughaworldofwords1412]

@@alfredhaugen2266 Good Thinking!

[@willp.8120]

Astroturf is nothing like field turf. Astroturf was thin and had no padding underneath. It is like a green carpet. Field turf is synthetic grass with padding underneath to capture the feel of a real outdoor grassy surface. Astroturf was more dangerous to play on than field turf.

[@luddite4change449]

You have to start somewhere.

[@mbilden]

Original Astroturf is the same stuff you can buy at your local home center/lumberyard. It has advanced over time like all products. The big problem with all these artificial turf products is that the buyers generally don't understand that there is constant maintenance required. It my area, many school districts are removing field turf and going back to grass because the maintenance costs end up being the same over time. We have plenty of rain and sun here. I understand that situations are different in other parts of the country.

[@PhantomDreamer_]

Stadiums that had astroturf, had a layer of foam padding underneath it. The Kingdome in Seattle had at least a half inch layer of foam padding between the turf and stadium floor.

[@luddite4change449]

A later evolution of artificial surface. It was probably not thought necessary when the first iteration was made by Monsanto, as the primary use was for baseball.

[@ragmanintx]

Yep. Astroturf was green concrete.

[@markgreen950]

Reminds me a bit of the Millenium Dome in London. They put an 18,000 seat arena and a shopping mall in there. Buildings inside buildings :)

[@lewispaine4589]

I remember going on a tour of the Kingdome in Seattle in 1977 when it was almost new. The tour guide told us that it actually "rained' in the Astrodome when new because of inadequate ventilation, so care was taken not to have that happen in the design of the Kingdome.

[@dannyschwertner7785]

Clean up the outside so it looks nice. Then repurpose the inside for paid parking.

[@highrafterranch1982]

I used to go watch the Houston Cougars play there when I was in medical school…. I saw David Klingler throw 10 touchdowns in ONE game there in ‘94 I believe….

[@MrSapperQ]

I would bring back Astro world inside the dome with hotels inside if room permits.

[@MrSapperQ]

Or maybe even a multi level Casino. To rival the bordering states Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico. Let keep Texas money in TEXAS

[@senorsuave]

come to houston rodeo next year and get a feel for the campus yourself!

[@TheSonicsean]

Oddly enough it reminded me of the Memphis Pyramid with the Bass Pro Shop hotel inside an old NBA arena. There are other pretty well known instances of sports venues being turned into other things, though this could be the first NFL venue I can think of. Maple Leaf Gardens and the Montreal Forum have both been renovated to other uses.

[@derekhammett8634]

Mape Leaf Gardens in Toronto and The Forum in Montreal have had similar developments done on the inside of those buildings too

[@Seriously_Unserious]

Learning how to build within domes can be valuable experience for colonizing space and hostile environments, where we'll have to build buildings within buildings to survive. And it would be fitting for some of that practice to come from a building named the "ASTROdome".

[@SkepticalRaptor]

I believe that the Astrodome also hosted the NCAA basketball Final 4 50 years ago or so. It was something else back in the day.

[@Lolamaxx]

It's like an indoor mall. Nothing weird about building inside dome. Great idea hope it works.

[@teddyhowell5962]

Houston Aeros hockey arena. The Aerodome. Embrace the retro feel and you can create a Mecca for hockey

[@genoesposito2895]

I feel like making GOOD ice in such a large building would be nearly impossible

[@brianr4054]

If the local taxpayers didn't want to save it, why should out of state taxpayers bail it out

[@andynaz5631]

It's a money pit. Federal money is not free money.

[@supervilla06]

Exactly.

[@jeffpelletier4132]

The velodrome from the 1976 Montreal Olympics was repurposed into the Biodôme, which is an indoor zoo/aquarium. That was a great repurposing of that venue, and it remains a must visit attraction in Montreal!

[@Brav3thrills]

Make an indoor theme park and name it astroworld like the old theme park

[@b3ncampbell]

Brodie...check out the Plaza of the America's in downtown Dallas. Long time ago, I worked there. It's a few buildings put together by a covered...."domed" common area. It's done so well, it had (back the late 90's) and ice skating rink. I loved it. Same idea.

[@TheeOC]

That's how well built it is!

[@jameszygadlo5560]

That's super awesome. When I watch movies set in the future or outer space, their buildings are encapsulated under a roof, so I think it would look futuristic for sure.

[@86byrdman]

I wish Candlestick could've had this same fate... Good on Houston to help keep the Astrodome alive and still serve people in Houston and the surrounding areas.

[@robinschell3175]

Candlestick would have made a great outdoor toilet and drug emporium for the homeless given the current state of San Francisco.

[@billcook4768]

Candlestick was set in this weird microclimate spot with horrible cold winds. I morn many old ballparks. Not Candlestick.

[@jamesbrown8873]

Astrodome was almost built in early 1960s in Portland but the city council said it was to big and not close enoung to downtown Portland where the Trail Blazers first played at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum right next to Moda Center.

[@Jonathanstockwell]

Most people hate that new 49ers stadium because it has no cover and is in the sun, San Francisco Bay never gets as hot as the new location.

[@86byrdman]

@@robinschell3175 LOL. Not sure about all of that

[@gofastandwynn]

Very similar to the O2 in London that was the Millennium Dome before being rebuilt inside

I went to visit my friend in Houston around 1998...we went by the Houston Space Center, Galleria, and then by the Old Houston Astrodome. It was great to see that old icon of a place...much nicer looking than the Tropicana Field Dome in St Pete at the time. Glad to see the Houston Dome has possibities; its sad that the Oakland Coliseum will not be rebuilt after many years of remodel..

[@edjames2150]

It sounds like a great idea, but counting on the US Taxpayers for almost half of the funds is financially corrupt. Local governments have become addicted to federal grants. In reality, this means the federal government will borrow those funds. Taxpayers will be penalized many times over future years to pay interest. This is exactly what the new administration needs to reform.

[@tinderbox218]

Houstonian here. I wish I had a dollar for every development project that’s been floated over the years for the Dome. Would be nice if it could be realistically utilized in a permanent way but I’m not holding my breath.

[@tinderbox218]

And you’re crazy if you think DOGE will approve federal funds for something like this anyway.

[@LarryWeinreb]

Agree with the other commenters - that would be really cool as a hockey arena...follow in the footsteps of Seattle, but on a more Texas sized scale.

[@shivanhaven]

I always wanted to go to a game at the Astrodome. The closest I got to doing this was a work trip that brought me to Houston and I got to drive by it. 😭

[@zakkaryzoah1386]

If there are hotels in the area, it would be a good space for medium-ish conventions. Think something like Comic-Con, trade shows and sporting contests. It could also be a good concert venue.

[@bee-u6905]

They need to make the Astrodome a casino

[@christiangonzales7429]

Currently working on a podcast episode about this for my company. This could open HUGE doors for small businesses seeking exposure!!

[@The_Walnoys]

I'm ok with all this. Do want to see it in person in the near future!

[@michaelmiller9458]

Unfortunately, the National Register of Historic Places DOES NOT protect structures from demolition.

[@KGKraetzerMedia]

Liked idea to make Astrodome into a botanical gardens.

[@Godblessamerica1960-1]

Look at the Superdome. These 2 facilities are iconic. For $400 million the Superdome is totally remodeled and remains a hot venue. I grew up in Houston with the Astrodome. Like the ideas floated in the video. They can work and be highly successful.

[@Aaron-x1x5f]

And the locals are still paying for it... They can't afford to visit the venue. Everyone thinks these things pay for themselves, they don't, taxpayers do. And taxpayers don't get dividends from it being a successful venue. Let the people PROFITing off of these facilities pay for them. And don't give me some BS about bringing revenue to the city, they want more money every year, it never ends.

[@bcranford714]

The silverdome was the former home to the Detroit pistons also

[@hotwax9376]

Here's a better idea: just revive it as a stadium just like was done with Fenway Park and Wrigley Field.

[@nathanmohn4272]

No need because the Texans play across the street at NRG and the Astros,Rockets, and Dynamo FC play downtown at Minute Made Park, Toyota Center, and Shell Energy Stadium respectively. The only new mayor league team that could be is an NHL team, but that would require no other site (mainly the Toyota Center) would host them AND the NHL expands/relocates a team there.

[@michaelalley214]

@@nathanmohn4272 or theUFL's Houston Rednecks,

[@christiangonzales7429]

@@nathanmohn4272 NRG isn't across the street, it's next door.

[@NicholasWeinert-z6z]

I love your videos

[@free2befree]

That place is my childhood, I'd love to see it come back to life.

[@JamesFranklin-hd4tm]

Luv Ya Blue!

[@christopherkinnaird7992]

Maybe make it into apartments. They did that to our old Triple A stadium here in Indianapolis, Indiana and it is pretty awesome! They have kept some of the history as part of the grounds and also the diamond! Think that would be pretty cool for people in Houston!

[@bennyglaze-u3k]

Originally attended an Astros game in 1969 I’m from Alabama regular visitor had family there. Astrodome was Awesome nothing like it back then.

[@AlBunch54]

I would love to see some football at the Astrodome, maybe not the Texans but maybe the Roughnecks could play there. There does seem to be a good amount of space in the concert setup render and it looks like it could fit a football field

[@joeschmoe8504]

Brodie has the best videos

[@jonathankinder5552]

Take part and turn it into a nhl caliber arena and take the other part and turn it into a MLS caliber stadium with grass tray that moves in and out for college football turf underneath.

[@michaelnance8319]

Why not build a Four star hotel inside and a few restaurants inside and redo the rest of the space for Rock concerts or other music festivals? Who knows at this point? The Astrodome is pretty much a Museum, why not fix it up for future generations. Who knows?

[@williamlangeii4012]

"Building buildings inside of buildings" Yep, we tried that. It's called a mall, NOBODY WANTS IT.

[@meddyven]

Brodie this is another fantastic video. The Astrodome has alot of charm, despite it's current situation. The fact that now it qualifies for $400 mil. in tax credits, should get the ball rolling, finally. Fingers crossed. I'm with you, that the buildings inside building idea needs some modofication,but the bones of the dome lend it to numerous projects, especially having it connect to NRG stadium. What will it take to get a final plan in place, and get the work started on refreshing the 8th wonder of the world?

[@tiger2old]

Certainly if this project is approved and the intent is to have enough of its flooring be utilized for rodeo events then it would be large enough for other revenue events such as college basketball playoffs and a home for a professional hockey team!

[@keitharterburn8593]

I would think a hotel inside it would be a great anchor with shops, restaurants and sights like the Gaylord Texan, something like a “Texas Live” that they have in Arlington at the ballpark. As well as offices and an arena- stage area. Lots of potential ideas. Only time I was in it was for AMA Flat track Motorcycle Races in February. Hope they can make it happen.

[@joePARKS]

Lived in Htown for 20 years - saw the last year of the Oilers in there as well as many Astros games - I hope they do something to revive it - make it modern

[@BillDyszel]

Astrodome is now a solution in search of a problem.

[@brodiebrazil]

well said

[@templar1060]

Giant brewery and sports bar 😎

[@JPGorski]

I saw both Oilers and Astros there as a kid. The two best annual events in the Dome were the Camel Supercross and the Rodeo.

[@jimt9245]

At least The Astrodome has NRG Stadium adjacent to it as a destination that people would come to the area for an event. The district concept comes to mind and until then perhaps a Bass Pro Shop or an amusement park.

[@meddyven]

You bring up a VERY valuable point. All these pro teams want stadium villages built next to them, and the Texans have an ideal building, to do just that. Take the $400 mil. , have the Texsns throw in another $500 plus mil. And you get yourself a neighborhood.

[@robertmathis4268]

Turn into soccer specific stadium with hotels and retail

[@idek9628]

Houston Dynamo could play there in the future, or it could be a future World Cup stadium.

[@gonzoblast02]

It’s our Eiffel Tower here in Houston, we take pride in this building.

[@kylewissman2469]

Yes a 1 billion dollar revamp Pride

[@josephferrara6309]

That's not true. We voted to have it torn down in 2013 but Judge Emmett refused to let it be torn down.

[@realSamAndrew]

It was used as the site for the Texas high school football state championships in the movie Friday Night Lights. This was after the Oilers left and possibly after the Astros left. It was an unused venue at the time but still serviceable.

[@MarkWick]

I hope this conservancy ultimately has greater success than the S. S. United States Conservancy. I am probably one among a small group of people who have both sailed across the Atlantic on the S. S. United States early in her years of service, and attended an Astros game during the second or third year of the dome's existence. I will argue that while they both have historical significance, the S.S. United States is of greater significance. If things go according to current plans, in the next couple of years she will be an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico. I suppose that isn't as bad as for her as it would be for the Astrodome to be gone altogether.

[@larscederberg8564]

Great idea build an arena inside the dome for concerts.

[@VanceAnthem]

As a proud Houstonian, I REALLY hope this plan happens. Time to give it new life and become a revenue-generator again.

[@marcushoustonsr]

The astrodome is the first dome and can't be tore down

[@DELife6535]

Definitely will be an embarrassing eyesore when the ‘26 World Cup arrives & its still vacant . NRG Stadium will host WC games

[@davesmilie3082]

I was in the Astrodome on September 8, 1998. The night Mark McGwire broke the homerun record. It was a surreal experience when they stopped the game to show it on the jumbotron.

[@specialks1953]

Thank God for steroids.

[@dbkfrogkaty1]

It would be nice for them to do something with it. It's been wasting away for far too long. I've been to plenty of Astros games and had season tickets for several seasons to the Oilers during the Earl Campbell years. Great memories.

[@Mark-rw3kw]

Astroturf was not part of the original building. The ceiling tiles were transparent enough to let sufficient light to grow grass. But the glare from the ceiling tiles caused baseball outfielders to frequently lose sight of routine fly balls, causing ridiculous outcomes of games due to dropped fly balls, so they painted the ceiling tiles to reduce the glare, but still let some light in. But then the grass died with not enough light, and then they invented AstroTurf.

[@ainahko16]

I saw a post on reddit that suggested to turn the Astrodome into a short track for NASCAR racing similar to Bristol.

[@terenceetullyjr]

Instead of Opryland, a better comparison would be the O2 Arena in London.

[@paulmezzetta6905]

Astro Dome can be great attraction for tourists, visitors and Texans.

[@KittyPurrfect100]

Used to have an exploding scoreboard in the outfield

[@michaelallen8508]

The Millennium Dome in London (wasn't a sports facility but had the large space and empty purpose) became the O2 Arena (now their main sports arena)

[@Mark-rw3kw]

The University of Houston Cougars played in the Astrodome, which I believe is what is shown in the video (they had red uniforms). The Houston Oilers played in the much larger 70,000-seat Rice Stadium and then moved to the Astrodome in 1968 (Astrodome opened in 1965). The basketball game was UCLA vs Houston, featuring Lew Alcindor (later known as Karem Jabbar) vs Elvin Hayes, and was one of the most famous college basketball games ever played, and one of only two loses during Alcindor's three years playing basketball for UCLA (during which they won 3 NCAA titles). That game was a sellout, so not sure at what point in the game that photo was taken, but obviously not all of the seats were usable in a basketball configuration.

[@debbralehrman5957]

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