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NRG Park: Owner: Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation: Operator: SMG: Capacity: 8,000: Construction; Opened: February 14, 1974 () Architect: Lloyd Jones & Associates: Main contractors: Pence Construction Company: Tenants; Houston Angels (1978-80) Houston Hotshots (1999-2000) Rice Owls (2007-08) Houston Comets (2008) Website; Venue Info
Rendez-vous Houston: A City in Concert was a live performance by musician Jean Michel Jarre amidst the skyscrapers of downtown Houston on the evening of April 5, 1986, coinciding with the release of the Rendez-Vous album. [1] The concert celebrated the 150th anniversary of Houston, Texas and NASA's 25th anniversary.
NRG Park, formerly Reliant Park and Astrodomain, is a complex in Houston, named after the energy company NRG Energy. It is located on Kirby Drive at the South Loop West Freeway ( I-610 ). This complex of buildings encompasses 350 acres (1.4 km 2 ) of land and consists of four venues: NRG Stadium , NRG Center , NRG Arena and the NRG Astrodome .
Along with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, NRG Center hosts some of the largest conventions and trade shows in Houston. Some examples of these events are the Offshore Technology Conference, The Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows, Nutcracker Market, Houston Auto Show, International Gem & Jewelry Show, The Vans Warped Tour, Houston Gun Collector's and Antique Show, and the Houston Boat ...
According to the city, a super neighborhood is a "geographically designated area where residents, civic organizations, institutions and businesses work together to identify, plan, and set priorities to address the needs and concerns of their community." [1] Map of the super neighborhoods of Houston
It is 6 miles (9.7 km) from NRG Stadium and is in proximity to the Third Ward area. [3] As of 2011 the 26-acre (11 ha) complex includes a 268,000 square feet (24,900 m 2) former shopping center, [1] which is one story tall, [2] and the Park at Palm Center (PAPC). [4] The complex is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Griggs ...
A Maryland funeral director was found guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting a pallbearer at a burial service for a 10-year-old girl, who herself had been shot to death.
Stadium Park/Astrodome is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004, originally as Reliant Park station, [ 1 ] and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO).