legalize mar1juana and make the astrodome one big grow house. it would generate tons of revenue that way.
I don't know why you keep saying that. All of them were painted over... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/astro.html
Because the venue is currently not fit for a concert. The summit wasn't a good venue for a church service either. reverb times were 20 secs!! i believe with different acoustical treatment it's down to 3-4 secs and it sounds really good in there.
A portion of them were fully painted over... the portion you see. "Several functional problems that first appeared after completion of the facility affected the performance of participants in sporting events. For example, the facility?s transparent roof allowed sunlight into the building. The sunlight was necessary to allow a special variety of Bermuda grass to grow, but the sunlight caused a glare that inhibited outfielders? vision while attempting to catch fly balls. After experimenting with sunglasses and orange baseballs, several coats of paint were applied to the skylights on the home plate side of the dome. While this solved the glare problem, the grass began to die. In 1966, the Astrodome introduced an artificial turf, quickly dubbed Astroturf, to replace the natural grass. Today, the astrodome is the only stadium that has two separate turfs, one for baseball and one for football." I bet you honestly thought they could grow grass indoors too, right? I wonder why this 1960's revolutionary technology didn't make it to the modern era? "Unknowingly at the time was how the constant air-conditioning inside the Astrodome actually caused the grass to dry quicker after being watered. Despite replacing grass in patches, spreading sawdust to fill in spots and spray painting, it was very evident that the playing field in the Astrodome was doomed. As the 1965 season progressed the field became increasingly more difficult to play on. From the stands the field looked nice and green. Many players claimed the field was as hard as concrete and too much dust kicked up on plays." https://astrostalk.wordpress.com/2012/12/05/a-dome-of-glaring-proportions/
Did you ever attend events in the Astrodome? The Dome roof has always been known for having that small section of glass painted.
That section may have been practically blacked out but the entire roof was definitely painted. That’s why they all look white when they originally looked like clear glass from the top.
Read what you post... "By April 22nd seven hundred gallons of off-white paint was sprayed to the top of the Astrodome and diminished sunlight in the stadium by 25-40%. There had been a dramatic cut in sun glare but the effect on the grass playing field was just as immediate. For an Astros fan, you certainly don't know the history.
I got this info straight from Mike Acosta... In 1965 all 4,596 skylights were painted, the skylights behind home plate received multiple layers of paint to darken the background for outfielders. BUT in 1974 the original skylights (which were now all painted) were replaced by what we see today "milk glass." This milk glass helped to diffuse light. The blacked out sections behind home plate were replaced with opaque panels so that absolutely no light would come through. There hasn't been paint on the skylights since 1974.
Thanks. Plenty of hyperbole and half-truths surrounding the Astrodome’s history. I still find it very hard to believe that indoor natural grass was going to be sustainable for 81 games/year... along with having to be in place for football games.... regardless of painted roof panels or not.
Sure... and it still won't match other open air venues as well as retractable roof venues that also feature large windows that allow natural light... again, not really much of a novel or unique aspect for the city.
Really? The World's Largest Indoor Glass Sweat Lodge isn't a novel enough concept for you? Dozens of people will line up to get in.
