Most people thought Roy Hofheinz's Astrodome idea was impossible. Undeterred, the man who was county commissioner at 22 years old, made it happen and landed the city a Major League Baseball team.

The Astrodome, which was first opened in 1965, looks slightly different today than it did 60 years ago. But it still has ...

Harris County commissioners agree to spend roughly $50 million to improve the Astrodome in a bid to keep the Oilers in Houston, pledging to increase seat capacity by up to 18,000 seats and add a ...

Texas Icons The Astrodome’s Decline From Eighth Wonder to Eighth Blunder of the World Once a symbol of Houston’s wealth and ambition, the now-empty stadium no longer represents much of anything.

Two years from now, will the Astrodome still be sitting there like it is today — empty, unused, its seats stripped out of its layers of once-colorful-looking decks?

In 1965 the Houston Astros unveiled a futuristic stadium, the likes of which had never before been seen or heard or smelled or touched or sixth-sensed. The Astrodome was a gigantic, indoor, air ...

Now that former Harris County Judge Ed Emmet is gone and current Judge Lina Hidalgo's concerns are far more focused on flood mitigation and the county's failing bond system, the Astrodome has been ...

They were then led to their seats by one of the dozens of female ushers, or Spacettes, identically outfitted in gold lamé skirts, epaulettes, and Astrodome-shaped pillbox hats.

The Astros are in the driver’s seat of the ALCS, so let’s revisit some fun miscellany about the team. This photo from Jan. 3, 1962 shows the groundbreaking for what then was just called the ...

The Astrodome is now used for storage, but it’s being converted into an event center.

Just a few steps away from the site of Super Bowl 51, the 52-year-old Houston Astrodome is getting ready to earn another new nickname for itself: “The Dome That Will Never Die.” Many still ...

HOUSTON (AP) - It's been years since tickets were sold for seats at the Astrodome, but for the next few days, the seats themselves will be up for sale.Reliant Park, where the Astrodome is situated ...