HOUSTON - It's considered Houston's Eighth Wonder of the World and despite its dormancy for years, the legacy behind the Astrodome remains a significant part of the city's history. For nearly 40 years ...

Reliant Stadium and the Reliant Astrodome seen in an aerial view on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle ) (Photo by Smiley N ...

On March 21, 1966, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Houston Astros in the first ever MLB game played on an artificial ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Despite spending more than $1 million on a study, the Astrodome's fate remains unknown. After hosting games, concerts, and other events, the Astrodome has sat unused for more ...

The application was completed by the Heritage Society Program Director Mike Vance and Mike Acosta, the Houston Astros' team historian. The two are longtime researchers of sports history and have ...

For more than two decades, Houston’s iconic Astrodome has stood silent, closed to the public. In 2013, calls for demolition prompted the National Trust for Historic Preservation to engage, naming it ...

As the referendum on the Astrodome gets closer, I thought it might be worth taking a look back at the last 20 years of stadium history in Houston. Thought 20 years isn’t a lot of time in the grand ...

Regarding “Why Houston’s dream Astrodome renovation is likely dead,” (Dec. 23): Those of us who want to see the Astrodome live on, in whatever incarnation, must do better speaking to the public in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. It’s been 25 years since the Houston Astros last played in ...