AstroWorld Attractions (1973)

Duration: 0:59

Year Published: 1973

Sound: sound

Description: This news footage for Houston’s KPRC-TV, broadcast on August 3, 1973, highlights attractions at the AstroWorld amusement park. AstroWorld opened on June 1, 1968, as part of the Astrodomain, a development complex owned by former Houston Mayor Roy Hofheinz. Six Flags bought the park in 1975, operating it until its closure in 2005.