Houstonians might be eager tosnap up piecesof the Astrodome ’s turf and concession stands , but they were n’t fain to authorize $ 217 million in bonds to preserve the aging stadium through a redevelopment system that would transform it into a convention center . On Tuesday , Houston voter rejected the plan , “ very likelydooming itto wipeout , ” according to The New York Times . The decisiveness will be put in the hands of local functionary — but this seems final . RIP .
Scroll down for more on the many marriage offer to reinvent the quad — including one that would turn its steel skeleton into a public Mungo Park
Image : Historic American Engineering Record , Library of Congress .
https://gizmodo.com/is-the-long-abandoned-astrodome-worth-saving-1308156269
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