Astrodome

Sad to see it in that state. Lots of great memories of that building.

 

I wonder how all of them toilets are doing? Anyone think they pay someone to flush and clean them every now and then? No telling how many hundreds of toilets. Maybe a thousand. I imagine dirty stagnent water sitting in them all.

 

I guess the last time it was used was to house Katrina evacuees.

 

Can't they sell lots of the parts in the Dome, such as chairs, pieces of the field, signs, pieces of the roof once it comes down, some of the stuff from the locker rooms, etc. to raise money to do something with it?

 

"George, listen to me. I have a very important job for you...I want you to come by twice a day and flush the toilet so the gaskets don't dry out and leak."

"Well, what about the mail?"

"This is far more important. You must exercise the gaskets, George."

 

I call dibs on the Eric Anthony homerun seat

 

I called today n 790 just saying to blow the thing up and build something like a memorial on the grounds with statues and something for home plate. Who knows what they will do with it.

 

Of course I remember going to catch ball games there but also monster truck shows with my pops.

 

Part of the problem with that is they'd have to hire people to work security and handle the sale. May not even be worth doing that.

Would love to get something though. I only have faint memories of the place, but its a piece of what once was.

 

What sad sad photos. I always thought they should save it but now I have my doubts.

 

Every April, Chronicle does a "what to do with the Astrodome" story.

2011


2010

 

I've been saying for years that they should just tear it down. But logistics aside, most fans seemed resistant to the idea. Now it's finally starting to look like a lot of fans are ready to let go.

I loved the place, but indefinitely leaving it a rotting corpse is really sad. Time to give it a proper burial.

 

It's more because they have to tear it down piece by piece. They can't blow it up due to it's proximity to Reliant Stadium. The explosion and vibrations because of could damage the stadium.

 

That would make it really dumb that they didn't tear it down before.

 

I was strongly in favor of keeping it, but tearing it down is better than letting it be destroyed by time.

 

^ [idea]

 

If you are going to have to spend 120mil to demolish it, it would be cheaper to pay the 1 mil a year to just leave it there. If you take that 120mil put it in 1% CD you get enough for the current costs of it. I think the city still owes money for the bonds on that thing. That is why sports stadiums are terrible for city financially. I especially hate the deal McNair got.

 

Leave it and let it age naturally...

 

true, the asbestos is the issue. If they could demo it with explosives like usual, then it's proximity to Reliant is not a factor at all. They implode large building closer to more fragile surrounding all the time.