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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HOUSTON (AP) - The Astrodome was once the envy of other cities, a fully air conditioned facility with a translucent roof that kept out the heat and humidity, gave synthetic grass its name, made ...

Regarding “Architecture contest reimagines future of Houston Astrodome, breathing new life into iconic stadium,” (Oct. 28): My vision for the Astrodome is that of a park, an area of trees and lawns ...

Houston Astros fans will celebrate the induction of their team's greatest closer Billy Wagner into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, but also going in will be a man with a piece of Houston history.