Official Site of the Astros · Dec 16, 2015
Astrodome built on boldness to match Houston
MLB Network Presents "The Eighth Wonder of the World" premieres Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 9 p.m. ET on MLB NetworkThe Astrodome represents the pioneering, fearless, risk-taking American spirit at its best. It began as one man's improbable notion -- a crazy one, really; as crazy as sending a man to the moon.
Judge Roy Hofheinz believed we were limited only by the horizons of our dreams. He was unbothered that baseball had always been played in cozy little ballparks made of steel and brick and wood.
Creature comforts weren't given a second thought. To envision a structure with a massive, gleaming white roof and flashy scoreboard and theater seats was too much for some.