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If You Build It, They Will Come

By urbanhoustonian at December 10, 2010 | 8:00 AM | 0 Comment

Houston saw an unprecedented construction of sports stadiums in the first decade of the 21st Century. Other cities can now boast three "new" stadiums for baseball, basketball and football, but no city opened them up like Houston did from 2000-2003. It was because of these three new buildings Houston was able to host some of the country's most important sporting events. more...

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Dome Voyage

By urbanhoustonian at April 11, 2010 | 9:39 PM | 0 Comment

The folks in Irving imploded Texas Stadium this morning. I have been browsing the net for different views. I've been most impressed by the cuts from CNN.com  If you go to YouTube and search implosion, you can spend a good part of the date watching videos of buildings being blown to bits. While you're enjoying the carnage, take some time to pay particular more...

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