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speaking of New York...
it's the tearing down of places like Penn Station that has folks hesitant to do likewise to the dome
quote:What's Penn Station?quote:
speaking of New York...
it's the tearing down of places like Penn Station that has folks hesitant to do likewise to the dome
Penn Station is iconic globally. The Astrodome isn't even iconic to most Houstonians. Not even in the same ballpark.
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the belief that the Dome's architecture and historic "beauty" even remotely approaches that of the original Penn Station is the dumbest part of this whole discussion
Or turn into a giant air conditioned venue for concerts so you don't cancel large festivals due to weather.bevokilla said:
Tear the damn thing down and build an outdoor music pavillion so I don't have to keep driving to the Woodlands to see a concert
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A Senate committee voted Monday in favor of a bill that would require Harris County residents to approve a county project to renovate the Astrodome by raising its floors and installing parking underneath.
Yeah but it pays well paid engineering and architecture contractors in spades.CDUB98 said:
"hope"
Hope doesn't pay bills, ****sticks.
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Just under 65,000 people wandered the exhibits at Houston's NRG Park, down from 68,000 last year and 95,000 in 2015. Attendance has plunged nearly 40 percent since hitting a record 108,000 in 2014, the peak of the last oil boom.
chimpanzee said:
Has there ever been a big stadium anywhere repurposed into anything?
Has there ever been a building with the rough dimensions of the Dome used for anything remotely productive apart from being a stadium?
At this point I could see Reliant/NRG ending its useful life and getting mothballed while they build Gallery Furniture stadium across 610 at the old Astroworld site. We could have a dead stadium tour including that big thing at Rice that no one cares about, which is a shame, because it's actually a great place to watch football after mid-October. Throw in Lakewood "Church" while you're at it if you give Osteen a cut of the proceeds.
TXAG 05 said:chimpanzee said:
Has there ever been a big stadium anywhere repurposed into anything?
Has there ever been a building with the rough dimensions of the Dome used for anything remotely productive apart from being a stadium?
At this point I could see Reliant/NRG ending its useful life and getting mothballed while they build Gallery Furniture stadium across 610 at the old Astroworld site. We could have a dead stadium tour including that big thing at Rice that no one cares about, which is a shame, because it's actually a great place to watch football after mid-October. Throw in Lakewood "Church" while you're at it if you give Osteen a cut of the proceeds.
The Memphis Pyramid where the grizzlies played has been made into a Bass Pro Shop and hotel
TXAG 05 said:chimpanzee said:
Has there ever been a big stadium anywhere repurposed into anything?
Has there ever been a building with the rough dimensions of the Dome used for anything remotely productive apart from being a stadium?
At this point I could see Reliant/NRG ending its useful life and getting mothballed while they build Gallery Furniture stadium across 610 at the old Astroworld site. We could have a dead stadium tour including that big thing at Rice that no one cares about, which is a shame, because it's actually a great place to watch football after mid-October. Throw in Lakewood "Church" while you're at it if you give Osteen a cut of the proceeds.
The Memphis Pyramid where the grizzlies played has been made into a Bass Pro Shop and hotel
