I honestly don't think turning the stadium into a sports museum is going to generate much money beyond the initial year or two. After that it'll get its 20 visitors per day. Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating, but compare that to how much it probably costs to run that place per day.
That's incredible. So now what? You just keep maintaining the Dome until Reliant Stadium needs to be torn down? I'd love to read about why they can't tear it down. Especially considering how many tall buildings are brought down right next to populated areas every month. The Dome is on a bigger scale, but you would think they'd be able to do this.
I've heard that, as well. Mainly due to its close proximity to Reliant in combination with the fact that the Astrodome is a couple of hundred yards deep into the ground, if not more. They're afraid that razing the dome would or could structurally hurt Reliant's integrity if there was a huge hole right next to it.
Hmm 9 Acres alone for the Trees and Waterways? Exactly how big is the inside of the Dome? 9 Acres? Make it a CASINO All those Billions of Dollars that are going to a different state sucks
you must mean a couple hundred feet and even that seem like a lot. What is under there a secret missle silo?
i'd love this too but apparently some moron in Colorado thinks it's best for us Texans not to have it.
From Googling, and if you believe the links, apparently the stadium itself is about 9.5 acres and the floor of the stadium is 25 feet below the parking lot outside. http://www4.sul.com.br/epkingd/asinfo.htm http://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/astrodome.shtml
I would bet like $5.00 (canadian) that they could figure out a way to level the Astrodome without hurting Reliant Stadium. C'mon folx let's build the world's tallest building on the former site of the Astrodome -of- course we will include a fab new casino in the grand building. Here is the initial design I will be submitting ~ now who's with me?
I guess I'll trust that, then. It sure seemed deeper than 25 feet. Must've been my Texas-sized imagination. Either way, that was the reasoning I heard as to why the Dome's razing wasn't viable.
Well, that's just the floor of the stadium, that's that deep... who knows how much further down the foundation and support goes. It'd be interesting to find out, though.
My guess is the hotel and such could be converted to a casino, if they just get the bill passed. You know they have to plan for that sort of contingency. Just rip out the first two "ballroom" floors of the "hotel" and presto, casino. That makes the most sense. Our superbowl guests need hotel rooms, liquor, hookers, and gambling, and the rail doesn't go to the galleria, yet. Sucks for you, Downtown.
Don't know if this has been mentioned but the renderings look like a cross between NY NY and Aladdin.
Well I still think they should make it the main train station/transfer point for the light rail. Make it like Union Station in DC with shops and restaurants. It would conceivably be used daily (if it is even possible for METRO to master transportation) by business travelers from across the greater Houston area. Of course since the dome IS so big, I don't think there can be a single-use for it. A casino is definitely the coolest idea, with a connected hotel resort as well. Maybe even a major workout facility (would set a good example, yet paradox for Houstonians) like the Chelsea Piers in NYC. And whatever they do with it, when they have to replace the glass on the dome, they should remove each tinted pane and sell them on ebay or something and have the proceeds go to charity or something. I think it would be neat to own a piece of the dome, especailly if they're limited to, waht, a few thousand?
The report stated that they are going to build the hotel like the Gaylord hotels. I have been to the one in Grapevine. That place is built for a casino. It is like a Vegas hotel minus the casino. Tons of space to put one in too...just in case.
