Sports arenas are often filled with energy. Fans cheer, teams compete, and memories are made. But what happens when the crowds leave for good? Some stadiums and arenas sit empty for years, slowly ...

George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics became the first player in professional baseball history to hit for the cycle. Ty Cobb steals home for his 58th and final time in his career, bringing his ...

Since its groundbreaking opening in 1965, the Houston Astrodome was hailed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World,” revolutionizing stadium design as the world’s first multi-purpose, fully enclosed sports ...

HOUSTON (KIAH) — The Astrodome, a Houston icon, is celebrating its 60th anniversary today. On this day in 1965, it made history as the world's first domed stadium and changed the face of sports ...

My personal favorite bit of Astrodome cultural history is “Brewster McCloud,” a bonkers-adjacent 1970 film by Robert Altman. Altman was coming off a hit with “M*A*S*H” and parlayed any ...

The Astrodome opened in 1965 and was the first domed facility of its kind. ABC13 is celebrating some of the "lasts" in its illustrious history, starting with the original tenants.

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The Astrodome has a storied history. It was home to the Houston Astros from 1965 to 1999. It's also where the Houston Oilers played and where Muhammad Ali boxed in the late 1960s.

The Astrodome Conservancy says the plan has been in the works for over a year and a half. The building's history has made deciding its future a difficult choice.

The competition’s winning design repurposed the Astrodome as a multi-use venue with a 500-room hotel, botanical garden, and sports history museum.

The Astrodome Conservancy Sept. 20 will commemorate the 50th anniversary of a prominent day in women’s sports history, and officials have plans to discuss the status of the building that has ...

However, in 2018, the Astrodome was designated as a state landmark; thereby securing its protection. "This Dome is a lot more than just a structure," Emmett said in 2018." It's our history, and it ...