Old photos show Houston as it was 30 years ago through the James Coney Island on Walker Avenue, the Pride parade in Montrose and more.
It took a lot of people back then to keep the Astrodome running. In this Chronicle feature, we take a look at some of those who worked there.Here, Milo Hamilton does Astros play-by-play on radio and TV on June 2.Occasionally even the Astros' indefatigable mascot has to break down and stop for a drink. Soon Hal Katzman will go into Orbit again.Astros batboys like Ryan Byrd, 17, work hard at the Astrodome, staying till 1 or 2 a.m. after night games to do the team's laundry.
Sharing one of the best views in the Astrodome are, from left, Rick Stogsdill, camera operator for Home Sports Entertainment; John Cirka, who controls the big doors behind home plate; and Billy Joe"B.J." Bowman, whose radar gun records every pitch of the game.Head groundskeeper Willie Berry, left, watches another game in the AstrodomeVideo production director Paul Darst, left, and his crew pick the plays to show again, but they're limited by strict league rules.
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