Paving over the Astrodome to put up a parking lot: Demolition debate heats up again
Ah the foresight of Joni Mitchell. In a fine example of life imitating art, a growing number of people in Houston are considering paving over paradise (in this instance the Houston Astrodome) to put up a parking lot.
It’s a common point of agreement that something should be done with the crumbling Astrodome, but what exactly that action is has been a topic of hot debate even before the iconic stadium’s final official closure in 2006.
The Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are the most recent to weigh in, presenting a study to the Harris County Commissioners that proposes the simplest of solutions: Pave over the 9.5-acre plot for additional parking at Reliant Park.
Like any suggestion made about the relic’s future, the idea has been met with resistance from the public — but at an estimated cost of just over $29 million, the implosion and parking lot conversion is certainly the cheapest of the options.
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