The Astrodome ... seen a baseball game or rodeo for decades. From Astros games to Elvis concerts, the legendary stadium has a remarkable history and remains an iconic part of the Houston ...

The Astrodome was the first climate-controlled ... a group of Houston businessmen united to bring Major League Baseball to Houston. The group, led by public relations man George Kirksey, also ...

On this date in 1968, perhaps baseball's greatest generation ... t even pitch in the first All-Star Game played in Houston. Welcome to the Astrodome. "Because the fences were so deep, it was ...

If you accept that as the secret mission of Houston, it becomes entirely clear that the Astrodome is not just a big baseball stadium, not just the first indoor major-league venue, not just a ...

It was 50 years ago on this day that the Astrodome, America's Spaceship Rumpus Room, first played host to this, our baseball. The occasion was an exhibition between the Astros and Yankees ...

HOUSTON - 1965. Aerial view of the Astrodome in Houston shortly after ... For nearly 40 years, the gargantuan structure played host to baseball, football and basketball games, Muhammad Ali boxing ...

it has hosted numerous baseball, football, and basketball games. Peet BigHorse, a Houston native, fondly recalls watching the Astrodome being built from his rooftop as a child. “When I was a ...

The Houston Astrodome — opened in 1965 — was an architectural marvel for its time. It was home to baseball's Astros and football's Oilers. It hosted hundreds of rodeos and concerts and it even ...

The Houston Astros are a professional baseball team located in Houston ... This name change coincided with the inauguration of the Astrodome, recognized as the world's first domed stadium.