The Astrodome
Metadata | | Title: | The Astrodome | | Identifier: | dv_00037 | | Related: | | | Location: | 2/FilmC6 | | Description: | Film detailing the building and use of the Astrodome in Houston, TX. The film showcases the baseball and football games played as
well as boxing, bullfighting, and circus entertainment events. | | Country: | United States | | State: | Texas | | City: | Houston | | Date: | circa 1965 | | Creator: | Peters, Paul (producer) | | Source: | Robert J. Minchew Houston Astrodome Architectural and Engineering Collection | | Contributor: | Lloyd, Morgan, and Jones (architects); Wilson, Morris, Crain, and Anderson (architects) | | Language: | en | | Publisher: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | | Rights: | Lloyd, Morgan, and Jones/Wilson, Morris, Crain, and Anderson/Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| Original Format: | 16mm film |
 Table of contents
 | Credits |
 | Description of the venue and its capabilities |
 | Construction of the astrodome |
 | Innovative audio, filming, and electronic technologies |
 | Patron conveniences |
 | The clubhouse and player's lounge |
 | Employees |
 | The Astrodome's evening sports events and features (baseball) |
 | Ringling Brother's Circus |
 | Rodeo events |
 | Bullfighting |
 | Historical markers and feats (astro turf) |
 | Mohammed Ali boxing |
 | Baseball games and LED screens |
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