![]() ![]() The reason the man caught my attention is that his suit is at least thirty years out of date. I decide to follow him to see what he is up to. Walking south to north, a man in a brown suit is going through the park. I was wrapping up a night shift of patrol and about to head back to "Station Zero", when something catches my eye. ![]() Wrapping up several months of construction, hundreds of Contractors roam the park, putting on finishing touches for opening day, a week from now. Ten years later, Hofheinz sells Astro Land to Six Flags Corporation for a heck of a lot more than 1.00. Built on swamp land, a couple of miles later, the 1.00 purchase becomes a boon for Fred Hofheinz. ![]() June 1968, after two years of planning and building, Astro Land (companion piece to the Houston Astrodome-the world's first domed stadium) opens with a flourish. ![]()
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