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| image = [[File:Astrodome postcard.jpg|300px|center]]
| venue_name = Astrodome
| venue_name = Astrodome
| location = Houston, Texas
| location = Houston, Texas
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| tenants = [[Houston Astros]] (1965-99)<br/>[[Houston Cougars]] (1965-97)<br/>[[Houston Oilers]] (1968-96)<br/>[[Houston Gamblers]] (1984-85)<br/>[[Houston Rockets]] (1971-75)<br/>[[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] (1974)
| tenants = [[Houston Astros]] (1965-99)<br/>[[Houston Cougars]] (1965-97)<br/>[[Houston Oilers]] (1968-96)<br/>[[Houston Gamblers]] (1984-85)<br/>[[Houston Rockets]] (1971-75)<br/>[[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] (1974)
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The '''Astrodome''' is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston and known for pioneering modern stadiums. Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the [[Houston Astros]] of [[Major League Baseball]] from its opening until 1999, and the [[Houston Oilers]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1968 until 1996, as well as the [[Houston Rockets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] on a part-time basis from 1971 until 1975. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."
The '''Astrodome''' is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston and known for pioneering modern stadiums. Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the [[Houston Astros]] of [[Major League Baseball]] from its opening until 1999, and the [[Houston Oilers]] of the [[National Football League]] from 1968 until 1996, as well as the [[Houston Rockets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] on a part-time basis from 1971 until 1975. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."


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By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Tennessee after the 1996 season, where they eventually became the [[Tennessee Titans]]. The Astros played at the dome through the 1999 season, before relocating to [[Enron Field]] in 2000. Although it no longer had any primary tenants, the venue regularly hosted events during the early 2000s, and in 2005, it was used as a shelter for residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Astrodome was declared non-compliant with fire code by the Houston Fire Department in 2008 and parts of it were demolished in 2013 after several years of disuse. In 2014 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Tennessee after the 1996 season, where they eventually became the [[Tennessee Titans]]. The Astros played at the dome through the 1999 season, before relocating to [[Enron Field]] in 2000. Although it no longer had any primary tenants, the venue regularly hosted events during the early 2000s, and in 2005, it was used as a shelter for residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Astrodome was declared non-compliant with fire code by the Houston Fire Department in 2008 and parts of it were demolished in 2013 after several years of disuse. In 2014 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
==List of credited publications==
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|-
!League!!Date/Season!!Team(s)!!Type
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=2| 1965
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/houston-astros-spring-training-program_1965.html Exhibition Program]
|-
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1965/houston-astros-program_1965.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 24, 1965
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bearcats]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1965/09-24_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1966
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_9.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_10.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_6.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_8.html 4]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_8.html 5]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_2.html 6]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966.html 7]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_5.html 8]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_4.html 9]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1966/houston-astros-program_1966_3.html 10])
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 5, 1966
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1966/11-05_tuls-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1967
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_13.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_6.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_7.html 4]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_8.html 5]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_9.html 6]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_11.html 7]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_12.html 8]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_2.html 9]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_10.html 10]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_3.html 11]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_5.html 12]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_14.html 13]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1967/houston-astros-program_1967_4.html 14])
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 15, 1967
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Florida State Seminoles|Florida State]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/09-15_fsu-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 29, 1967
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Wake Forest
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/09-29_wake-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 7, 1967
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. NC State
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1967/10-07_ncst-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1968
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968_2.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1968/houston-astros-program_1968_3.html 3])
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 14, 1968
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulane Green Wave]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1968/09-14_tul-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 12, 1968
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Oklahoma State
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1968/10-12_okst-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1968
| [[SMU Mustangs]] vs. [[Oklahoma Sooners]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1968-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1969
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/houston-astros-program_1969.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1969/houston-astros-program_1969_2.html 2])
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 1, 1969
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1969/11-01_mia-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 22, 1969
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Wyoming Cowboys]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1969/11-22_wy-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1969
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Auburn
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1969-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1970
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program ([https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_1.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_2.html 2]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_3.html 3]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1970/houston-astros-program_1970_4.html 4])
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 19, 1970
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Syracuse
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1970/09-19_syr-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 24, 1970
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Alabama
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1970/10-24_bama-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 31, 1970
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1970/10-31_tuls-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1970
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] vs. [[Oklahoma Sooners]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1970-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1971
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Colorado
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1971-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1972
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1972/houston-astros-program_1972.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 30, 1972
| [[Tennessee Volunteers]] vs. [[LSU Tigers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1972-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1973 MLB season|1973]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1973/houston-astros-program_1973.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 29, 1973
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Tulane Green Wave]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1973-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1974
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1974/houston-astros-program_1974.html Program]
|-
| rowspan=3| [[World Football League]]
| July 17, 1974
| [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] vs. [[Philadelphia Bell]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/07-17_phi-hou.html Program]
|-
| August 15, 1974
| [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] vs. [[Southern California Sun]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-15_scal-hou.html Program]
|-
| August 28, 1974
| [[Houston Texans (WFL)|Houston Texans]] vs. [[New York Stars]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/wfl/seasons/1974/08-28_nys-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 25, 1974
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Cincinnati Bearcats]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1974/10-25_cin-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 23, 1974
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. NC State
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1974-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 13, 1975
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Rice Owls]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1975/09-13_rice-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 27, 1975
| [[Texas Longhorns]] vs. [[Colorado Buffaloes]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1975-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1976
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Program [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1976/houston-astros-program_1976.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1976/houston-astros-program_1976_2.html 2])
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1976
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] vs. [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1976-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1977
| [[USC Trojans]] vs. [[Texas A&M Aggies]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1977-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1978
| [[Stanford Cardinal]] vs. [[Georgia Bulldogs]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1978-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1979
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1979/houston-astros-program_1979.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1979
| [[Purdue Boilermakers]] vs. [[Tennessee Volunteers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1979-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| 1980
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1980/houston-astros-nlcs-program_1980.html NLCS Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1980
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels]] vs. [[Texas Longhorns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1980-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1981 MLB season|1981]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1981/houston-astros-program_1981.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1981
| [[Michigan Wolverines]] vs. [[UCLA Bruins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1981-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1982
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks]] vs. [[Florida Gators]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1982-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| September 10, 1983
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1983/09-10_mia-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1983
| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys]] vs. [[Baylor Bears]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1983-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[United States Football League]]
| April 21, 1984
| [[Houston Gamblers]] vs. [[Arizona Wranglers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1984/usfl-program-1984_type-4.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1984
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers]] vs. [[TCU Horned Frogs]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1984-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[United States Football League]]
| June 24, 1985
| [[Houston Gamblers]] vs. [[Oakland Invaders]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/usfl/seasons/1985/usfl-program-1985_type-9.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 5, 1985
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. [[Baylor Bears]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1985/10-05_bay-hou.html Program]
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Major League Baseball]]
| rowspan=2| [[1986 MLB season|1986]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1986/houston-astros-program_1986_1.html Program]
|-
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[New York Mets]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1986/houston-astros-nlcs-program_1986.html NLCS Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| November 7, 1987
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Texas
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1987/11-07_tx-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| December 31, 1987
| [[Texas Longhorns]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Panthers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/bowls/defunct/1987-bluebonnet-bowl.html Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl Program]
|-
| [[College football]]
| October 8, 1988
| [[Houston Cougars]] vs. Texas A&M
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/ncaaf/seasons/1988/10-08_tam-hou.html Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| April 2, 1993
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Texas Rangers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1993/houston-astros-program_1993.html Exhibition Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1998 MLB season|1998]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[San Diego Padres]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1998/houston-astros-nlds-program_1998.html NLDS Program]
|-
| [[Major League Baseball]]
| [[1999 MLB season|1999]]
| [[Houston Astros]] vs. [[Atlanta Braves]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/baseball/mlb/seasons/1999/houston-astros-nlds-program_1999.html NLDS Program]
|}


==See also==
==See also==
[[List of Major League Baseball stadiums]]
*[[List of Major League Baseball stadiums]]
*[[List of National Football League stadiums]]


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Latest revision as of 14:04, 24 December 2024

Astrodome
Astrodome postcard.jpg
Location Houston, Texas
Opened April 9, 1965
Closed 2008
Demolished 2013 (partial)
Other Names Reliant Astrodome (2000-14)
Houston Astrodome (1965-2000)
Harris County Domed Stadium (1965)
Tenants Houston Astros (1965-99)
Houston Cougars (1965-97)
Houston Oilers (1968-96)
Houston Gamblers (1984-85)
Houston Rockets (1971-75)
Houston Texans (1974)

The Astrodome is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas. It was financed and assisted in development by Roy Hofheinz, mayor of Houston and known for pioneering modern stadiums. Construction on the stadium began in 1962 and it officially opened in 1965. It served as home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball from its opening until 1999, and the Houston Oilers of the National Football League from 1968 until 1996, as well as the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association on a part-time basis from 1971 until 1975. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World."

After the original natural grass playing surface died, the Astrodome became the first major sports venue to install artificial turf, which became known as AstroTurf. In another technological first, the Astrodome featured the "Astrolite," which was the first animated scoreboard. The Astrodome was renovated in 1988, expanding seating and altering many original features.

By the 1990s, the Astrodome was becoming obsolete. Unable to secure a new stadium, Oilers owner Bud Adams moved his team to Tennessee after the 1996 season, where they eventually became the Tennessee Titans. The Astros played at the dome through the 1999 season, before relocating to Enron Field in 2000. Although it no longer had any primary tenants, the venue regularly hosted events during the early 2000s, and in 2005, it was used as a shelter for residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Astrodome was declared non-compliant with fire code by the Houston Fire Department in 2008 and parts of it were demolished in 2013 after several years of disuse. In 2014 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

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