There's A New Idea On What To Do With The Astrodome

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The Astrodome has be a vacant ghost land for quite some time now. However, on Thursday county leaders said they're considering a $66 million plan from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the NFL's Houston Texans to tear down the dome and turn the nearly 9-acre site into a massive outdoor space reminiscent of downtown's Discovery Green...

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The project, titled the "Astrodome Hall of Fame," calls for tearing down the dome, bringing the floor to ground level and installing an open-air structure where the walls once stood, according to a 37-page proposal obtained by the Houston Chronicle. The plan, drawn up by two architecture and construction firms, is designed to pay tribute to "the Astrodome's history" and realize its potential as an "outdoor fulcrum" of NRG Park.

Renderings show what looks like the ribs of the former stadium circling a vast, grassy space with multiple event stages. Tributes to the various events, athletes and entertainers – from Elvis to Earl Campbell – who have played and performed at the stadium throughout the decades would be installed on each of 72 structural columns that would stand as tall as the 49-year-old structure.

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