Houston's Astrodome redevelopment is projected to bring $1.5 billion in economic impact and create 3,750 jobs over 30 years.

Welcome to Heat Week. From July 1 until July 5, Chron is looking at how heat has defined our lives in Houston and Texas—the good, the bad and the sweaty. The Astrodome opened its doors to the ...

Retropolis The Astrodome, once an architectural marvel and host to legends, is now home only to rats. While the Astros fight for a World Series win, their former stadium fights to keep the lights on.

The Astrodome Conversancy released artist renderings to show what they’re calling "Vision Astrodome” – a project to turn the structure into a 450,000-square-foot, multi-use revenue ...

The Astrodome's future could range from a $128 million teardown to its renovation as part of a $1.35 billion makeover of Reliant Park, leaders of the stadium complex said Monday. Whatever the ...

HOUSTON — Where have you gone, Evel Knievel? When the Houston Astrodome’s climate-controlling doors opened on April 9, 1965, and 42,876 wide-eyed spectators watched Mickey Mantle crush a home ...

The Astrodome Conversancy released artist renderings to show what they’re calling "Vision Astrodome” – a project to turn the structure into a 450,000-square-foot, multi-use revenue ...

The Astrodome, meanwhile, survived with virtually no damage. The dome cost about $35 million to build, while Reliant Stadium’s price tag was roughly 10 times more. Hayes smiles at the irony.

The latest Astrodome vision is not meant to be a specific redevelopment plan but an set of ideas for what the future of the venue may look like. Astrodome Conservancy/Gensler. 1 of 7.

Critic's Notebook: Houston is deciding whether to invest in Astrodome's future. If Proposition 2 fails, the stadium could be razed soon. The venue should be preserved.

The Astrodome, which once embodied Houston’s dynamism, has since come to represent civic paralysis. And so the Astrodome remains in limbo: too expensive to renovate, too beloved to tear down.

As Super Bowl LI rocks Houston, the Astrodome sits in the shadows. Marc Sessler talks to those who were there about the heyday of the Eighth Wonder of the World -- and ponders its future.