On Friday, December, 19th, a panel by the Urban
Land Institute, made recommendations, for the future of The World’s First Domed
Stadium, The Houston Astrodome. I feel like their proposal was one of the best
ideas for The Houston Astrodome since prospects for a different use of the
structure began in 2002. Over the years, proposals have come for a luxury hotel,
movie studio and a convention center. The closest we have come to determining
the function of The Astrodome, was a 2013 bond proposal to turn The Astrodome
into a convention center. That proposal was voted down.
From the beginning of this saga, I have always wanted The
Astrodome to be converted into some form of an indoor theme park. On Friday,
December 19th, my proposal was given a serious boost. Members of The
Urban Land institute, made up by some of the best urban planners in America, have
suggested an indoor park for The Astrodome, The World’s First Domed Stadium.
I could not be happier about this proposal. The Astrodome is
one of my favorite buildings. It appears much better in real life than in
pictures. It has a very “space age” look to it. Now that The Urban Land
Institute has made its suggestions, the next step is to make this proposal happen.
I will be watching closely and doing what I can to make it happen. I hope you
will too and you can expect more blogs on the subject on the way in the coming
months.
