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What Should happen to the Houston Astrodome ?

Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:15 am
Posted by jb4
Member since Apr 2013
12664 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:15 am
Maybe big cedar can make another store/hotel big Texan
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
11881 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:16 am to
Bass Pro.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51296 posts
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Posted by SantaFe
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2019
6583 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:16 am to
Townhomes or condos .
Posted by PEwannabe
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2022
50 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:16 am to
Buccees Corporate office
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66003 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:16 am to
fill it with water
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
12513 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:16 am to
Worlds biggest Bucee's.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
13885 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:16 am to
I thought they built a park out if it.
NM

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The Astrodome is located in the center of NRG Park and surrounded by acres of surface parking lots
NRG Park is 350 acres of Harris County-owned property surrounded by the City of Houston
NRG Park is the size of 108 downtown Houston city blocks
NRG Park could fit the entire Downtown Houston Convention Center district, including BBVA Stadium, Minute Maid Park, Discovery Green, GRB Convention Center, and Toyota Center within its footprint
Although a Harris County public asset, NRG Park is behind secured fencing with controlled access, limiting public access and free entry
Located in the center of NRG Park, there is no public access to even the exterior of the Astrodome without purchasing a ticket to an NRG Park event
NRG Park is located on the Red Line of METRO’s light rail system between Downtown Houston and the South 610 Loop
NRG Park is connected to the growing system of bikeways across Houston by an existing off-street bike lane running along Holly Hall Road
There is interest in “greening” NRG Park to create a park-like setting along main pedestrian pathways within its footprint
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 10:33 am
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
260681 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:17 am to
That place was amazing for a kid in the 70's.
Posted by TCO
Member since Jul 2022
2486 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:18 am to
Travel ball fields for Jaxxxston and Praxxxston.

Concession stands will be fully stocked with white claws, Red Bull and Marlboro Lights.
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
5565 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:20 am to
The county needs to be responsible. How about a large storm detention pond?

We’ve got a flooding problem here because we keep paving concrete over all the vacant land.
Posted by idlewatcher
County Jail
Member since Jan 2012
79185 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:22 am to
World's largest putt-putt maze would be my vote.

They wanted to do all kinds of things with it yet nothing has been done. It costs COH about $7M/yr to maintain it.
Posted by Northshore Aggie
Mandeville, LA
Member since Sep 2022
4707 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:25 am to
i want to preface this comment with :

1. i grew up going to astros games in the astrodome, and i have a very special place in my heart for it
2. i literally have two astrodome seats in my garage
3. seriously, i have a painful level of nostalgia for the astrodome

it needs to be demolished.
Posted by dbeck
Member since Nov 2014
29453 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:25 am to
quote:

What Should happen to the Houston Astrodome ?


Posted by Northshore Aggie
Mandeville, LA
Member since Sep 2022
4707 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:26 am to
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large storm detention pond

is this where you send problematic large storms? i like this idea. i retract my previous statement about demolishing it.
Posted by Tomatocantender
Boot
Member since Jun 2021
4770 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:28 am to
Make it 1 big hospital solely focused on ACL surgeries and rehab. Oh the irony that would be. I think that field single handedly kept orthos in business in the 70's/80's.
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
12437 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:28 am to
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fill it with water


Didn’t work well for the Superdome.
Posted by statman34
Member since Feb 2011
2955 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:32 am to
quote:

i want to preface this comment with :

1. i grew up going to astros games in the astrodome, and i have a very special place in my heart for it
2. i literally have two astrodome seats in my garage
3. seriously, i have a painful level of nostalgia for the astrodome

it needs to be demolished.


My thoughts exactly. It's the perfect stadium for me, but it's time to let it go. You cannot functionally keep something like that around forever despite the nostalgia
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
5565 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:33 am to
Still a pond. The field level is already below street grade, if you recall.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66003 posts
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:34 am to
quote:

Didn’t work well for the Superdome.



nothing works well in that city.
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