January 3, 1962: At the site of the future Astrodome, Houston Colt .45s owner Roy Hofheinz and local officials conducted the groundbreaking ceremony by shooting the ground. [640 × 509]
World’s first domed stadium, the reason Astroturf was invented.
The dome caused all the grass to die, which made it difficult to play. So they invented fake grass and named it after Houston’s baseball team; the Astros.
TitaenBxl
From the good old ‘Old World’, a.k.a. European perspective: grown man, with guns, shooting, the ground… all of this is looking fucking bonkers.
AeronPeryton
World’s first domed stadium, the reason Astroturf was invented.
The dome caused all the grass to die, which made it difficult to play. So they invented fake grass and named it after Houston’s baseball team; the Astros.
TitaenBxl
From the good old ‘Old World’, a.k.a. European perspective: grown man, with guns, shooting, the ground… all of this is looking fucking bonkers.