Reddit use 'loserfame ' has won eternal online bragging rights after posting a series of photos taken in 2012 when he and two friends snuck into the empty Houston Astrodome and gave themselves a beer-fueled tour . The Houston Astros vacated the stadium in 2003 , and it had sat empty for years before the anonymous trio snuck through a fence onto the property . That same year the Houston Chronicle would send a photographer of their own to profile the ruins during daylight hours , and sober . Reddit use 'loserfame ' posted a series of photos taken in 2012 when he and two friends snuck into the empty Houston Astrodome . The group could be charged with trespassing but say they meant no harm . A ladder found in what appeared to be a closet let the group even go up onto the roof . Deadspin notes that one of the red beer cups they left behind can even be seen in the Chronicle 's photographs of the control room . 'After making it in through a gap in the fence , we were stunned to find out that [ where ] we snuck in on led straight onto the field , ' said read one caption . 'It 's kind of hard to tell , but you can see that all of the lights were on in the main hallways which we thought was strange , but definitely helped us explore ! ' The Houston Chronicle reports that upon finding a ladder they were able to go all the way up to the roof . The stadium has been abandoned since the Atros left in 2003 . Images show the ruins and cobwebs inside the long abandoned stadium . The Astrodome has since been cleaned up with many seats sold and removed . The lucky group even left a red beer cup behind later photographed by the Houston Chronicle . The stadium is still standing as no one seems sure what to do with it . One unidentified man wrote on the captions they had no ill-intent . The Astrodome is now locked up tighter and harder to break into . He wrote : 'It went up about 15ft to a hatch that was n't locked . So we popped our head out and there was the roof . To the Astrodome . It was surreal . ' County judge spokesman Joe Stinebaker told the Chronicle : 'Aside from the inherent danger , the county can , and will , prosecute ' people who would break in . One unidentified man wrote on the captions they had no ill-intent . 'We were NOT in there to vandalize , steal , or damage any property . Just there to see how the ol ' dome was doing ! ' he wrote . ' I would NOT recommend and do not condone trespassing on private property . I do n't think the building is safe anymore so do n't do it ! ' County judge spokesman Joe Stinebaker said his office would prosecute anyone who broke in . While still empty the stadium has since been cleaned up with many seats removed and sold off . It 's also now far harder to break into the place . The Redditor 's images capture the eerie decay of the place , including the cobwebbed corners and then-useless equipment . Online reaction hailed the group as heroic for the adventure . The men have managed to remain anonymous even as their images go viral .
The Houston Astros vacated the stadium in 2003 , and it had been empty for years before the anonymous trio snuck through a fence onto the property . Pics were demolished in 2005 , according to anonymous sources . A red beer cups they left behind can even be seen in a photo Chronicle photo package done later that year .