What Happened to the Astrodome? ABANDONED?

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The inside of a stadium is a common image today but in 1965, the idea of an enclosed stadium as wild as the Pyramids or the Great Wall of China. Despite hosting no Super Bowls and limited playoff appearances from the Oilers and Astros, the Astrodome has quite the story in and of itself, and is a lesson of how if you are relentless in your pursuit, you can accomplish anything you can think of.
The brainchild of Roy Hofheinz, the Astrodome was originally deemed a necesity as Houston was too hot to play baseball outside during the summer. Despite the Houston Oilers being already in existence, Hofheinz and a group of business leaders wanted to bring major league baseball to the city, and promised the National League a state of the art stadium as part of their bid for the Colt 45s, who later became the Houston Astros.
The "Eigth Wonder of the World" ironically quickly became outdated. After witnessing the rise of professional sports, the dome was too small to house the crowds to justify the economics of both teams, who demanded a renovation, which ultimately satisfied nobody, with Bud Adams and the Oilers choosing to leave town and the Astros were left forced to make something happen. As a result of its small size, the venue never hosted the Super Bowl.
The stadium has had a rather queit millenium since the Astros left in 1999. Code violations have prevented Harris County from using it for events and lack of public will hasn't allowed for the site to be changed into anything else. Houston residents have voiced a strong desire to keep their international landmark, but as proposals pass by with no momentum, it appears that public financing is increasingly becoming less and less of a viable option for the the dome's preservation.
Join me in the 17th episode of Modern Ruins as we explore how this iconic venue came about, the story it wrote for so many fans, and why after 20 years since its last event, its just as ready now more than ever for a savior.
What Happened to the Astrodome? ABANDONED?
00:00 Intro
2:57 Background
7:13 Planning the New Stadium
11:24 Grand Opening
14:59 Oilers Move In
18:25 Roy Hofheinz Decline & Assets Seized
20:29 Renovation, Oilers Departure
24:22 Astros Stay, Build New Stadium
26:13 NFL Expansion Team, Reliant Stadium Constructed
28:50 Last Concert, Major Events Hosted, Pop Culture References
31:20 Fire Marshall Forces Dome Closure
32:42 Various Proposals To Modify the Dome
37:04 Final Thoughts

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@woody4077 Жыл бұрын

just an FYI its national league DIVISION series not DISTRICT series

@LaBreeceTV Жыл бұрын

@@woody4077 This isn't the Hunger Games!

@woody4077 Жыл бұрын

@@LaBreeceTV true however you did say "national league district series"

@kc0lif Жыл бұрын

put commercials on another channel be nice.

@partytimer1776 Жыл бұрын

Pretty pretty please could you make a vid on The baker hotel in Mineral Wells Texas?!?! 🥺 I can never find a good video on its history.

@amadorzuniga1 Жыл бұрын

It needs to become a museum full of memorabilia of all the events that happened over it’s time of use.

@lincbond442 Жыл бұрын

This is why I appreciate Dodger Stadium so much. Through all its upgrades, it still maintains its Mid-Century Modern architecture. It looks much like it did when it first opened in 1962. Southern California was the epicenter of the aerospace industry in the 1950's and 60's and Dodger Stadium reflects that space-age optimism. It is actually the third oldest stadium in all of MLB. Likewise, I really hope the Astrodome is restored and preserved as a monument to the space program, American ingenuity, and all the historic events that happened there over the last half of the 20th century..

@coloradodrives7784 Жыл бұрын

If only a fan from a team that isn't the Dodgers could attend a game there without risking getting the shit beat out of them by the ill tempered alcoholic toddlers that make up Los Angeles.

@Britcarjunkie Жыл бұрын

Best thing about it - it's still known as Dodger Stadium! Not "T-Mobile", not"QualComm", not "Staples", or any of that advertising crap! That was the one condition when the O'Malley's sold the team, that it always be called Dodger Stadium.

@donosmash1225 Жыл бұрын

So nobody's gonna mention WrestleMania 17 being hosted? 67+ thousand fans

@robertsprouse9282 Жыл бұрын

No mention of the 1971 MEN'S NCAA HOOPS FINAL FOUR featuring two teams that had to forfeit their semis and finals games weeks after they played them due to their players hiring agents and being paid to play before they declared for the NBA & ABA drafts= SEMIFINALIST= WESTERN KENTUCKY, thanx to JIM MCDANIELS= FORFEITING THEIR SEMIS SPOT; AND, VILLANOVA, A FINALIST LOSING TO UCLA, FORFEITING THEIR RUNNERUP SPOT, THANX TO HOWARD PORTER..

@chappy675 Жыл бұрын

He mentioned it.

@johnpaonessa5043 Жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid going to games in the dome, going to Astroworld, then as a teen working at a hot dog stand and getting to see games and the rodeo, and other events. The last time I was visiting Houston, I drove around, and it made me sad with the changes to the complex. I really hope a use for the stadium comes up.

@MrJCerqueira Жыл бұрын

didn't know they did rodeos there, that's awesome

@isaiahharris1998 Жыл бұрын

Same 😢

@ScrewedUpClick8900 Ай бұрын

@@MrJCerqueira Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has been the largest in the world since the Dome days.

@TracksideViews Жыл бұрын

You should look at doing a video on North Wilkesboro Speedway. It was abandoned and left for dead in 1996 but will return next season to the NASCAR schedule and will host the all star race. The track is currently undergoing a renovation/restoration that will make it modern but keep the old historic look of the track. The state of NC help make it possible by providing funding.

@LaBreeceTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

@nachobroryan8824 Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes, the classic example of it only working because rich people got taxpayer handouts.

@huncho5005 Жыл бұрын

Wilkesboro were the Tyson Foods factory ID located? I'm from Winston-Salem

@terrycrivea9950 Жыл бұрын

Whoopteedodo you can't polish a turd

@Rockett16 Жыл бұрын

It won't ever be demolished now because it's a national landmark.

@user-vr8ul3fd7d Жыл бұрын

That's good I hope they don't

@YOUNGPADAWON Жыл бұрын

As it should be

@greenpickle9606 Жыл бұрын

If it was a national landmark, they would take care of it. It’s rotting away and you can tell as you look over from 610.

@allenbass6169 Жыл бұрын

It serves no purpose. It should be demolished. Costs 2 million each year to keep up just to sit there.

@gregv79 Жыл бұрын

Read somewhere it was partly demolished in 2013

@JanLarson Жыл бұрын

We moved to Houston from Ft. Worth in 1990 and my wife loved the Astrodome. You could go from your car in 100 degree heat and stifling humidity to cool comfort inside the 'Dome. I also ran the 'Dome Run" 10k one year that had the 50 yard line of the football field as the finish line. Great memories. We moved from Houston in 1999.

@sirot5561 Жыл бұрын

Do you ever miss Houston?

@JanLarson Жыл бұрын

@@sirot5561 I live near Austin now and do get to Houston from time to time. I wouldn’t want to move back however. Too much humidity!

@DrewTubeDrew Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comprehensive and objective look at the Astrodome! One of the best I’ve seen. So many wonderful memories as a kid of The Dome from the 80’s and 90’s. Astros, Oilers, Houston Rodeo, Even saw Guns N Roses/Metallica and U2 there. It’s truly an iconic place. It’s now dwarfed by NRG Stadium, but it will always hold a special place for me.

@davidaulds7031 Жыл бұрын

They ruined the Dome when they removed the old scoreboard, sad indeed.

@kevincooper2619 Жыл бұрын

I was at the Metallica / GnR show in 92

@derrickhewitt6171 6 ай бұрын

There's also a 13 minute video on the Dome that's pretty good as well by Bright Sun Media.

@jasonanders6446 Жыл бұрын

Watched many Astros, Oilers games, rodeos and concerts there. I was at the last Astros game there when ATL beat em. When me and my fiancée were getting up to leave I told her take a good look. This is the last time we'll ever see it. LOTS of memories there!

@danieldougan269 Жыл бұрын

There are so many potential uses for the Astrodome. It's a shame that it's just sitting there unused. It could be a great museum for starters.

@gregmize01 Жыл бұрын

Saw the mets play the Astros in 87 there. We watched the scoreboard and they showed an announcement of a wedding party. My uncle and I told the security guard at the elevator we were with them, he let us go up. We watched the rest of the game right above home plate...whutta view! ⚾

@hunkallgood73 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see it restored to it's original appearance and maybe have the Astros play a few games there every season and wear throwback uniforms as well as their opponents.

@fredboat Жыл бұрын

Thanks,Really enjoyed.My dad was a carpenter on the Dome construction and I had a picture of Me at 5 years old ,My dad and his dad standing in the lower field as ground work started. Construction stopped a few times at first and the new roof leak badly the first few years. And Elvis Presley did Three days of Sold out concerts in 1969,Was there. Saw many Rodeos there .In the 1980s you could see a daytime Astros losers game for free,You just had to buy 2 week warm beers.There would be maybe 500 people in the stands. Times change, But the Dome still stands.

@jeffha4057 Жыл бұрын

Great job! The amount of research and detail that goes into these videos is staggering.

@johncortez1599 Жыл бұрын

By far the best video on the Astrodome I have seen on KZfaq. A+

@andrewrobertson5508 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always been fascinated woth the Astrodome. Indycar used to host an event in reliant park, with one of the most exciting corners wrapping around the exterior of the Astrodome. I was fortunate enough to compete in one of the support races, flying past this glorious relic at over 100mph was an incredible experience.

@abathens Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great documentary. I was a kid in the 80s and used to marvel at the idea of playing baseball indoors. Back then, it was the only type of domed stadium in the USA.

@timwallace1851 Жыл бұрын

NFL needs to buy it, restore it then host some of the throwback uniform games there! Kinda like what Nascar does with Darlington!

@chrisguardiano6143 Жыл бұрын

In addition to the Astros & Oilers, the Astrodome also was home to the Houston Hurricane of the North American Soccer League from 1978-1980. The Hurricane were awful in their first season but quickly rebounded the following two seasons by making the playoffs. However the Hurricane struggled to attract fans to games drawing only an average of 6,000 fans per game & by the end of the 1980 season the owners had enough & folded the team. Prior to the Hurricane, soccer had been played in the Astrodome in the form of the Houston Stars from 1967-1968 who were owned by Roy Hofheinz & played in the short lived United Soccer Association in 1967 before joining the NASL for 1968. Unlike the Hurricane, the Stars had great attendance despite not making the playoffs in either league. However because the NASL lost money in 1968, the majority of owners throughout the league including Roy Hofheinz decided to fold their teams at the end of the season. Lastly the legacies that these two teams left behind in Houston eventually led MLS to relocate the original SJ Earthquakes franchise to Houston in 2005 & rename them the Dynamo where they won two MLS Cups in 2006 & 2007.

@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why they didn't want 1994 world cup games there in the Astrodome.

@gbalph4 Жыл бұрын

@@hectorlopez1069 probably because of conflicts with the Astros, Miami and Candlestick Park didn’t get games for this exact reason. Thankfully 2026 gave Houston some games.

@kentkearney6623 Жыл бұрын

We had the MINNESOTA KICKS. (Days of Pele')

@terrycrivea9950 Жыл бұрын

Who cares

@kennethbooth8943 Жыл бұрын

my grandfather engineered the track system that the seating configuration rolled on to reconfigure for baseball and football games. i was a lead medic there for 10 years up to the last event. had a lot of fun working them and meeting the stars.

@bd5av8r1 Жыл бұрын

As a kid I must have saved my parents thousands on daycare: They dropped me off at the Astrodome and Astroworld. I was constantly at Astros games or at the park. :) I also won a radio contest knowing the"official" name of the Astrodome. (Harris county domed stadium) :D lol

@tubefaze Жыл бұрын

Great video. I think a mixed use would be ideal. Maybe something like the Star in Frisco that the Cowboys have. Renovate the playing field, the Texans can use it sometimes for a practice field, local highschools can play some games there 'cause highschool football is in abundance in Texas, and build a new roof between the orange mezanine and rainbow sections and put indoor gardens and shops on top of that. Take the paint off the roof windows to let light in for the plants. Build modern elevator and fire escape ramps where the cylenders were. The Rangers took inspiration from the Astros for their new stadium, the Texans can take some inspiration from the Cowboys and their Star facility to revitalize the Dome.

@stetson999 Жыл бұрын

It’s a broken down dump. No one is going to spend money to redevelop it to do any of this. It’s been two decades of neglect - it’s not coming back.

@danbgt Жыл бұрын

I have watched Astros baseball games, Oilers football games, rodeos, monster trucks and motor cross races. Watched Evil Knievel do motorcycle jumps. Been to concerts and attended numerous Offshore Technology Conferences in the old dome. Had lots of good times at AstroWorld with my kids. It’s sad to drive by there now but I guess that is just progress. I wish something could be done with it. 😢

@andreasgrothe2183 Жыл бұрын

2:31 The Houston Dynamo FC, Houston Rockets, Houston Astros, Houston Texans and Houston Roughnecks win more games including a championship, they would have to choose what to do with The Astrodome

@homedeezyfasheezy5662 Жыл бұрын

Used to go to the Astrodome with my family in the summers during the 90s to watch the Astros play. There was a certain charm about that place. By then it was a bit dated but the temp was alway chilled inside and there was something special about looking up at the roof and seeing all those lights. Good times….

@gbalph4 Жыл бұрын

Revisited Houston this summer and saw the Dome on the freeway, it closed before I moved there but at least NRG got the new memories also RIP Astroworld may you come back in the future

@lazier96 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding well researched video. It's an impressive structure and has a special place in history like the Empire State Building. Hope it can be preserved.

@LaBreeceTV Жыл бұрын

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@lazier96 Жыл бұрын

@@LaBreeceTV Wow, had no idea that was possible.

@M1lesJames Жыл бұрын

Great video dude. Just stumbled upon this and was enthralled from the beginning.

@james5906 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! I have many memories of ASTROS and Oilers games at the dome

@GusOnDrums Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this episode and taking my suggestion. Your videos are always well done! Are you open to any more suggestions?

@gregsells8549 4 ай бұрын

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was instrumental in the building of the Dome as it had outgrown Sam Houston Coliseum and was seeking new facilities at the time Judge Hofheinz was pitching for baseball. The Astrohall was designed as a livestock pavilion with a show ring at its center, with conventions and the circus the rest of the year, and the Astroarena (NRG Arena) was later added for horse shows. When Reliant Stadium was built, the Astrohall was demolished to make room for parking, and Reliant(NRG) Center was built north of the Dome as a replacement.

@GOdupont24 Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the other day about how much I miss that old Light/Score board. Great times at the AstroDome.

@slayermcrx7519 Жыл бұрын

My dad had the luxury of getting to be inside of the astrodome. When he was three or four, he said he went with one of his relatives to watch the houston stock show and rodeo in the astrodome. I wish I could've seen the houston rodeo in that magnificent stadium.

@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын

It surprises me that they haven't demolished this first ever domed stadium. All the other domes have been demolished.

@homedeezyfasheezy5662 Жыл бұрын

The Astrodome has a lot of love from many of the locals from Houston. A lot of people from that city and abroad have fond memories of it. In a lot of ways it’s a symbol of the city. It is amazing it’s still standing though.

@harryhawkins2880 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the presentation. Long time Houston area resident. Loads of memories from the Dome including Astros, Oilers, rodeo, midget races and Oilers homecoming. I will never give up that the dome will come alive again whether for conventions, indoor amusement park it will survive. I am building a mancave and the decor will be the Astrodome. Walls will be images of the stands and scoreboard with the outside walls being images of the dome with Houston skyline in background. Stadium lighting with hanging speakers for big screen on wall with scoreboard backdrop. Thanks again.

@randysurline4651 Жыл бұрын

The oilers played their first game in the astrodome in 1968. Had to pause the video to look it up to make sense of what you were talking about

@jjohnson220 Жыл бұрын

The city of Houston and the State of Texas needs to come together and make the Astrodome one big ass casino. Because people are taking there money to Lake Charles to gamble.

@Rangerpowerification Жыл бұрын

Love these videos, never stop.

@GusOnDrums Жыл бұрын

Love to see a video on Freedom Hall in Louisville KY. Nice work!

@clinthowe7629 Жыл бұрын

Im not even from Texas and i can remember how famous the Houston astrodome was, we had a member of the astros come to my elementary when i was a kid I live in Arizona, and talk to the class about being a professional baseball player, i remember asking him about the astrodome because it was so famous, hard to believe its abandoned.

@meloneymoore8856 Жыл бұрын

Houston needs to renovate the AstroDome like Tacoma Washington did with the Tacoma Dome.

@penapluis Жыл бұрын

So many beautiful memories at the astrodome my first NFL football game Houston Oilers vs Cleveland browns various Houston livestock show and rodeos and the most memorable of all the night that the beautiful Texano singer Selena performed her last great concert breaking record of assistance 30 days before she was murdered. The THE ASTRODOME is a very important part of Us Houstonians a very important part of the city of Houston. Great job beautiful video.

@hkmp5s Жыл бұрын

It needs to become a high-security prison and host gladiator matches. The ticket sales would offset the cost of housing inmates and the deaths would ease prison overcrowding.

@mauryrubio2903 Жыл бұрын

Bro they should host college games in there and will give chances to kids in universities/colleges to feel how it was to play in it and in the mlb

@marshall.cochran Жыл бұрын

if you can make a video on the old Carolina coliseum ill be genuinely impressed, there's like nothing on it and I go to it everyday

@Rick_Dunaway Жыл бұрын

That was great! I hope it gets to be played in the Astro Dome itself someday

@billymatthews7346 Жыл бұрын

Remember a time when the only time we watched anything from the Astrodome was NBC telecast of Oilers football 🏈and Atlanta Braves ⚾️television 📺 remember the UCLA-Houston basketball 🏀 game, miss those great times of life….thank you for sharing. Billy

@jeffmathias3222 Жыл бұрын

I can remember going to Baseball games, Football games, the Rodeo, Motocross, tractor pulls, Gun shows, and many different expos there

@AVALONONSWANGS Жыл бұрын

The Astrodome holds very good memories for me I went there for the Astros games the rodeo, motocross, concerts all the way from 1989-2004. Also Astroworld before it go demolished. I love the dome pretty much every true Houstonian does and still remembers it in it's glory days.plus my grandpa's construction crew or iron works built the dome. Long live the Astrodome

@trevorthesorcerer Жыл бұрын

It should become a Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey Circus museum

@marshalltravis3217 Жыл бұрын

I grew up near Galveston. And my uncle took me to my first MLB game in the dome. In the middle 70’s my sister lived in a apartment complex right across from the dome and we could walk to it for the Kool jazz festival. And during the summer,Astroworld fired off fireworks every night.

@LeeBreece Жыл бұрын

idk if anybody noticed but this is the first episode where i used my new mic setup. Narration quality overall dramaticly increases every episode imo. Still not great, but ive found changing the way i write the script to be the biggest driver of improvement.

@MikeSuth4040 Жыл бұрын

Watched a Houston Astros tour on youtube and they workers/staff at that stadium really take pride of their origins and history.

@peterjermyn5785 Жыл бұрын

It's time to tear it down once and for all because, in a matter of time, new stadiums will need to be built for the other venues that are there now

@henrymoore7899 Жыл бұрын

Recall seeing both Houston Colt 45 and Astros games. I smiled when you mentioned mosquitos. They were bigger than any I've ever seen since then. Fond memories of the seeing the rodeos too,

@enrkm85 Жыл бұрын

I know not many will know this but The Old Arena in St Louis. I watched my first hockey game and sesame street on ice. Also, its demise. Fun fact (I didn't know) Bret Hall blew it up with a perfect shot.

@turtle19dad Жыл бұрын

Wow. I’m from near French Lick and been to the Baden. Didn’t know it played in the development of the Astrodome. Cool stuff.

@chrisw413 Жыл бұрын

Great content man a lot of great information

@jonpike9991 Жыл бұрын

It would cost money to get up to date but just turn it into hockey arena. Try to get Arizona Cyotes to move there and maybe the Rockets.

@GusOnDrums Жыл бұрын

@LaBreeceTV Would you mind doing a video on the Louisville Gardens, Freedom Hall, Pontiac Silverdome, or Hoosier Dome?

@patrickjspoon Жыл бұрын

Bravo! Bravo! Bellisimo! I was dying for you to bring up Wrestlemania being there and boom there it was

@THX-kw2jh Жыл бұрын

You can see a lot of the then new Astrodome in the 1970 movie Brewster Macloud.

@homedeezyfasheezy5662 Жыл бұрын

Also in one of those Bad News Bears sequels

@user-yt9id8zq3g 2 ай бұрын

Would be cool to build an indoor zoo with tropical plants and trees with an arctic section, tropical section and forest section.

@ehtx1 11 ай бұрын

There was an idea some years ago floating around locally that the Astodome could house the dicommision of NASA's Space Shuttles fleet. To have Atlantis, Discovery, Endeavor and a memorial to Challenger and Columbia all at one location would be incredible!

@rentslave Жыл бұрын

Indoor baseball was played at Convention Hall in Atlantic City by service teams. Joe D hit one out of there during WWII.

@TracksideViews Жыл бұрын

Just started the video, commenting for the algorithm

@NealCMH Жыл бұрын

Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati was unusual in that part of it was torn down to build Great American Ballpark.

@harrymiller3986 Жыл бұрын

As a child my parents were visiting my dad’s uncle in Texas and he took me my sister and dad to a game in the 66or 67 what a great time and place beat the hell out of watching the Macon Peaches other than seeing Pete Roses as true rookie

@LA_Mom_2023 Жыл бұрын

My family & I have lots of memories in the Dome 💕💕💕

@coreybabcock2023 Жыл бұрын

They need to tear down that monstrosity next to the Astro dome

@kylestraveljournal Жыл бұрын

So many great building get demolished in this country, they need to save this one! So the original only held what 48,000? So why not try to revert it back to a smaller venue. Have the Astros play a few series here or Spring training games. Recreate the scoreboard as well. Or somehow make it a hockey arena and move the Coyotes to Houston.

@Ncyphen Жыл бұрын

The comparison to the other rescued locations is moot when you consider that the Astro Dome is a sports complex sitting next to it's replacement. There is very little chance that even after renovating and restoring the complex would a team sign on to play there. Why play there when they can play next door? In my opinion, it should be considered requesting that the Historical status exist for the outside and iconic visual of the building, and research alternative uses for the interior of the building. For example, research the possibilities of building a year round water park along with an inward facing hotel. This would be one of several possible ways to help generate money to save the stadium and make use of the building.

@bigtimeaze-azeramos9645 11 ай бұрын

my weird thoughts is thinking this should turn into a track and field stadium and idk why it should 😂

@DogsOrlaNugget Жыл бұрын

Let’s be clear. The oilers, astros and now Texan have little to no sway over the stadium new and old. The Houston Rodeo is the true boss when it comes to getting what it wants from the county.

@raypavey1102 Жыл бұрын

Simple make the Astrodome a national park and maybe the Texas sports hall of fame museum and maybe another museum for the Astros and oilers history as well

@Socrates21stCentury Жыл бұрын

Nice job!

@MarloSoBalJr Жыл бұрын

Houston & Harris County should have modernized it for the Texans once they started in 2002. Made no sense building another dome next to the Astrodome then be left looking like idiots for the past 20 years. Superdome has managed to stick around for 40 years and remains a landmark. How did Houston screw this one up?

@thomasbell5417 Жыл бұрын

Got to see Pete Rose play there in 1970 when the Reds played the Astros. Right before I was drafted into the army.

@spencermiller2032 Жыл бұрын

Hey question, what is the music that you use for your videos?

@LaBreeceTV Жыл бұрын

The intro is Wildflower by Monoscape.

@spencermiller2032 Жыл бұрын

What about the one for the Georgia Dome? That song was epic.

@LaBreeceTV Жыл бұрын

@@spencermiller2032 Look up olympic music no copyright

@spencermiller2032 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Keep it up. I’ll be supporting your channel

@LaBreeceTV Жыл бұрын

@@spencermiller2032 Appreciate the support. Fun fact about the Georgia Dome video is that the thumbnail is actually a a screenshot of Google street view.

@brianbanks8570 Жыл бұрын

Houston Oilers we’re the city’s first Major League Team ! Put some respect on their name bro!!!!!

@bradwconnors Жыл бұрын

The Dome should absolutely be demolished. It’s an eyesore, has zero purpose and there is no need for it in the future. Reimagining it won’t work, restoring it makes no sense so bulldoze the thing into the history books. It’s been almost 25 years since it served any real purpose. Let it go. Also, great vid!!!

@blakedmc1989HD Жыл бұрын

try tellin' it to tha National Historical people! as long as they have a say so, tha dome is still gunna be around

@dgenerate707 Жыл бұрын

Always wanted to go after watching Wrestlemania 17.

@johnradford1148 Жыл бұрын

Can someone explain to me why it would be difficult to demolish the Astrodome, even though it's next to the new stadium? I'm from Atlanta and we demolished the old Georgia Dome, even though it was very close to the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

@JoseJimenez-cx2ms Жыл бұрын

Should do a video on the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX

@Becauseimme Жыл бұрын

Rams Owner Stan Kroenke has a apartment in Ball Arena in Denver.

@partytimer1776 Жыл бұрын

Pretty pretty please could you make a vid on The baker hotel in Mineral Wells Texas?!?! 🥺 I can never find a good video on its history.

@hazeover100 Жыл бұрын

Really good job on this video

@robertsprouse9282 Жыл бұрын

The KINGDOME in SEATTLE is older than the PONTIAC(MICH.) SILVERDOME, right?

@hazeover100 Жыл бұрын

@@robertsprouse9282 Think they were about the same, Silverdome opened in 75 and the Kingdome in 76. Construction of the Kingdome started before the Silverdome

@justingarner1916 Жыл бұрын

Do the polo grounds or the old Texas Rangers stadium or the old Miami stadium

@JasonEmerson711 Жыл бұрын

Boy, o boy did the city screw that one up. It's almost comical the way things have broken down (literally and figuratively) in the past 20 years. Make up your mind, Houston. You either should do a complete makeover, and put all your chips in one basket...or turn it into a tourist attraction. Spending over 2 million per year...for essentially nothing...is laughable.

@panowa8319 Жыл бұрын

To restore the Astrodome, maybe some groups should start a crowdfunding account.

@scottziegler8094 Жыл бұрын

saw the 1981 Houston Supercross there.

@TerraExplorations Жыл бұрын

1981 Texas World Music Festival (TEXXAS Jam) Featuring the Rocketts, Foghat, Blue Oyster Cult, REO Speedwagon and Heart. 1981 Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour, opening with ZZ-Top ! snuck out my window for that one, (sorry Mom).😇

@abathens Жыл бұрын

Would love to see the Rolling Stones

@TheDoltonboy Жыл бұрын

A building like the Astrodome should last hundreds of years. Tearing these domes down and building new ones for what, better boxes? Wasteful

@scout3058 Жыл бұрын

They ought to make it available as the biggest soundstage in the world, for movie and tv production.

@chrisdaigle3588 6 ай бұрын

actually that's been considered, lots of ideas but no money...........

@miss.g-shun-w 7 ай бұрын

Turn it into a museum dedicated to the history of the city of Houston. It can include the sports side, entertainment, city development, everything that makes Houston....Houston?

@MAREKISBACKAGAIN Жыл бұрын

Very cool video.

@Kickinthearse923 Жыл бұрын

Greatest accomplishment in my lifetime was the Bad News Bears sequel. Lol. That was the 70’s as the history is great.

@jamesroberts7262 Жыл бұрын

I saw Earl Cambell play there in the late 70's

@rhh3582 Жыл бұрын

What also happened to RFK Stadium - apparently abandoned - also there are other Stadiums domed and open air stadiums that have been abandoned - why don't you do your "studies" on those facilities and find out why they were abandoned/left unused. The Highmark Stadium will be demolished when the new Buffalo Bills Stadium is opened and that demolished space will be turned into fan parking.