The Astrodome under construction in 1964 - photo

**Altair** · Nov 13, 2020, 07:13 PM

The Astrodome under construction in 1964. The stadium was closed in 2008.

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**IntheGroove** · Nov 14, 2020, 05:57 PM

I went the Astrodome once in 1992 for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo with Huey Lewis and the News. Great night...

**Duke_of_URL** · Nov 16, 2020, 02:20 AM

I remember going there as a kid, not long after it was built, and taking the tour. Everyone got a small piece of the newly designed "Astroturf" as a parting gift. From the picture it shows how it was built like a pillbox on Normandy. Also amazing is how there was nothing out there at the time. Houston has sure grown since then.