Houston's Eighth Wonder Of The World
18 July 2001 - 4:00am
Houston's bid for the 2008 Olympics may rest on how it rehabs the aging Astrodome.
"Houston's plans for the Reliant Astrodome -- stripping and gutting it to the outer walls and rebuilding it as a 70,000-seat venue for outdoor track and field under a see-through roof -- offer a mixture of nostalgia and newness for the USOC group that will decide whether Houston will become the U.S. candidate city for the 2012 Olympics."
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The Houston Chronicle, July 18, 2001
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