Dorrill: Astrodome historical marker now in place
From SABR member Bob Dorrill at the Pecan Park Eagle on May 31, 2018, with mention of SABR members Tal Smith, Mike Vance, and Mike Acosta:
Tuesday afternoon, May 29, 2018, a State Historical Marker provided by the Houston Astros honoring the location of the Houston Astrodome was unveiled by Judge Ed Emmett, Dene Hofheinz, daughter of Judge Roy Hofheinz, who had the original vision for the Astrodome, Larry Dierker, former Astros player, manager, and broadcaster, early dome stadium team construction advisor and administrative magnate Tal Smith, and several others. Mike Vance of the Harris County Historical Commission and Mike Acosta, Astros’ team historian, acted as emcees.
Approximately 100 stalwart fans, including 12 members of the Larry Dierker Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) attended the ceremony where several proclamations were read, stories told and memories relived prior to the unveiling of the marker so craftily worded by Messrs. Vance and Acosta.
On a hot baseball day in Houston we were all so thankful that “The Eighth Wonder of the World” had been built to provide air conditioned comfort for the many venues that were to use the facility over the years. Ironically, our shared memories of the Astrodome’s AC system were of no use to us on this typically hot Houston summer weather day.
Read the full article here: https://bill37mccurdy.com/2018/05/31/astrodome-historical-marker-now-in-place/
- Related link: Read more stories on Houston baseball history in SABR’s The National Pastime: Baseball in the Space Age
Originally published: May 31, 2018. Last Updated: May 31, 2018.