in the heart of downtown Houston, Minute Maid Park combines the feel of a classic old-time park with the amenities of modern ones making it the perfect place to enjoy yourself while watching our great American pastime. Whether you are a baseball fan or not, Minute Maid Park is a great place to visit!
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Minute Maid Park first opened in 2000 as the home of the Houston Astros. The park was Houston's first stadium that had a retractable roof. Not only could guests be protected from rain and humidity, but on a nice day the roof could be opened and the fresh air could be experienced by all. At most parks, guests are usualy so crowded together that they can feel each other's perspiration fill the air. But not at Minute Maid. Guests have been known to say," the park feels like a windy valley". The park was built around Houston's union station. To commemorate this, every time a home run is hit, a train on the left side of the field starts up and moves. You get to experience all this fun with up to 5,000 other people!
I think you well organized your essay providing brief information about the place. I liked this place has a roof on the top of the stadium. And I'm excited to find out that a train moves whenever a home run is hit!! I think I should go there and see that. I like watching baseball games too, maybe I must visit there! Thanks for letting me know about the minute maid park!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great location to talk about. I like how you were able to give us background information about the location, and how today they do certain things to commemorate its history. The way you described the feeling of being indoors allows the reader to feel as if they are really there. Excitement is created by all the details you gave of the cool features of the stadium suck as the retractable roof. You have a great piece of writing.
ReplyDeleteI think you gave alot of information informing the reader about Minute Maid Park. After reading this made me want to go there see it again and bring back old memeories. I really like your essay and now im interested to go to a astros game.
ReplyDeleteThis paragraph is very informative. I can sense the feeling of a windy valley while sitting in the stands. Saying that you can feel other people's perspiration really tells how crowded the parks gets!
ReplyDeleteI am not a very big fan of baseball but from the information you just gave make me want to visit there one day. I like how you told us that the roof sometimes opens up because I hate overly crowed places. Even thought I am from Houston I din't know that it was opened in 2000.
ReplyDeleteI really like the direction you chose with your thesis. It gives the impression that the stadium resonates with the identity of Houston as more than just another city. I also liked the informative details you placed in your body paragraph. Very nice!
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