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Green Space? It HAS To Be AstroTurf
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And now there's an official plan to tear down the Astrodome and replace it with a "green space" and an "Astrodome Hall of Fame," which... well, let's ask this: Wasn't the first-of-its-kind one-time-Eighth-Wonder-of-the-World edifice worth saving? Apparently not, because it would have cost a lot and, ultimately, there was no need for an undersized stadium with a roof when there's a larger, modern, retractable-roof building across the parking lot. Actually, I thought they could have done what London did with the Millenium Dome and put a smaller arena under the roof (yeah, there's Toyota Center downtown... details, details) and add movie theaters and shopping and stuff in the extra space. But it's going away. Hard to believe, remembering how revolutionary it was in 1965. (AP/KPRC-TV/Houston)
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