Comments on: The Astrodome’s New Gig: AstroTurf Storage Warehouse

By: Chris Alexander

Chris Alexander — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:02:12 +0000

I hope that Houstonians–and Harris Countians, it’s a county park after all–can find that can-do, don’t take no, get-er-done spirit that the media pump out at us daily and direct it at the Astrodome. I am confident that there is a set of solutions for this property that will serve the larger communities(s), the long term tenants and Houston’s leadership in education, tourism and technology. I can already hear the chorus of ifs and buts, but the Houston way is to just do it.

By: GregH

GregH — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:19:20 +0000

Cynthia Neely: That is a great idea! I had never thought of that at all. It would make a huge difference in appearance.

By: Cynthia Neely

Cynthia Neely — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:37:17 +0000

It has been about three years since I was V.P. of the company trying to convince Harris County to let us use the Astrodome as a movie production studio. at that time, my research into costs of sprucing up the building’s exterior revealed that plain old pressure washing could make a huge difference in the outside appearance. The company I consulted,specialists at cleaning large scale commercial buildings – like international airports – said it could be done for $500,000 or under. While that is a lot of money to most of us, it is not much compared to the negative P.R. “black eye” that our dirty and forloin-looking icon gives Houston. If only the Harris County Commissioners, the true stewards of the Dome, would clean up the exterior and do some landscape refreshing perhaps the grand old building would not appear so neglected to the rest of the world. While the interior still has grand promise, if only temporarily as a storage facilty, the county should invest in putting the Astrodome’s best “face” forward until its future use is determined. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t read about the Dome in the national media and blogs and it usually includes a negative nod to its appearance. This is something that CAN be done without a referendum!

By: toasty

toasty — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:08:14 +0000

So the astrodome is now the worlds largest self storage?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:25:36 +0000

Well of course. Some more of that “original & creative” thinking from the tired old suits downtown. No wonder the Dome is sitting there rotting.

By: SuperD

SuperD — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:07:38 +0000

Glad to see the 8th Wonder of the World is still with us and being used in a productive fashion.