The Houston Astrodome has been in limbo, waiting for its chance at a second life since being shuttered more than 15 years ago.
A view looking west of NRG Stadium, left, home to the Houston Texans NFL team, and the now dormant Astrodome, right, in the area now know as NRG Park Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Houston. The Astrodome Conservancy, a group dedicated to preserving the structure, has proposed a multi-use renovation for the once legendary building.
Beth Wiedower Jackson, right, executive director of the Astrodome Conservancy, speaks as Jerry Alexander, left, and Kristopher Stuart, center, both with the Gensler Architects, listen during a press conference put on by the group and held at The Ion ,Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Houston. The Astrodome Conservancy, a group dedicated to preserving the structure, has proposed a multi-use renovation for the once legendary building.
Dr. Douglas Brinkley, a history professor at Rice University, speaks about the legacy of the Astrodome during a press conference held by the Astrodome Conservancy at The Ion, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Houston, about proposed renovations for the now dormant Astrodome. Phoebe Tudor, left, chairman of the Astrodome Conservancy, speaks as executive director Beth Wiedower Jackson, right, listens during a press conference about proposed renovations for the now dormant Astrodome, held at The Ion Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Houston.
This artist rendering provided by Gensler Architects, shows some of the proposed mixed use spaces for renovations of the now dormant Astrodome unveiled during a press conference put on by the Astrodome Conservancy, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Houston. Beth Wiedower Jackson, the conservancy’s executive director, said that unlike previous proposals, her organization believes theirs is backed by data and would be economically viable in part because there would be enough private investment to support it.
Some people have called for its demolition. But a 2017 designation by the Texas Historical Commission as a state antiquities landmark essentially protects it from wholesale destruction.
But whether there continues to be enough support in Houston to refurbish and save the Astrodome remains to be seen. It costs between $100,000 and $200,000 a year to maintain the stadium.
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