Timeline of Pasadena, Texas
Timeline of the history of Pasadena, Texas, United States
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pasadena, Texas, USA.
19th century
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- 1893
- 1895 - Town of Pasadena incorporated.[1]
- 1898 - Pasadena Independent School District established.[2]
- 1900 - 1900 Galveston hurricane.
20th century
- 1904 - Methodist church built.[2]
- 1917 - Sinclair Oil refinery in business on former Allen Ranch (approximate date).[3][chronology citation needed]
- 1922 - Harris County Public Library Pasadena branch opens.[4]
- 1924 - Pasadena High School built.[5]
- 1928 - City of Pasadena incorporated.[1]
- 1930 - Population: 1,647.[6]
- 1937 - Champion Paper Mill begins operating.[7][8]
- 1939 - San Jacinto Monument erected near city.[1]
- 1940 - Population: 3,436.[6]
- 1947 - KIKK radio begins broadcasting.[9]
- 1949 - Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo begins.
- 1950
- 1953 - Red Bluff Drive-In cinema in business.[10]
- 1960 - Population: 58,737.[6]
- 1961 - San Jacinto Junior College established.
- 1966 - Pasadena joins the regional Houston-Galveston Area Council of government (approximate date).[chronology citation needed]
- 1970 - Population: 89,957.[6]
- 1971 - Gilley's Club (bar) in business.
- 1977 - Southmore Cinema in business.[10]
- 1981 - Johnny Isbell becomes mayor.[11]
- 1989 - October 23: Phillips disaster of 1989; 23 employees killed.
- 1990 - Population: 119,363.[6]
- 1993 - Gene Green becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district.[12]
21st century
- 2010 - Population: 149,043.[13]
See also
- Pasadena history
- List of mayors of Pasadena, Texas
- History of the Galveston Bay Area
- Timelines of other cities in the Southeast Texas area of Texas: Austin, Beaumont, Houston
References
- ^ a b c d Hellmann 2006.
- ^ a b c "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Austin: Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ Betty Dooley Awbrey; Stuart Awbrey (2013). "Pasadena". Why Stop?: A Guide to Texas Roadside Historical Markers (6th ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-58979-790-1.
- ^ History of the Pasadena Public Library, Pasadena Public Library, retrieved April 14, 2017
- ^ C. David Pomeroy, Jr. "Pasadena, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "City Population History from 1850–2000: Pasadena", Texas Almanac, Texas State Historical Association
- ^ Carol Christian (May 6, 2008), "Down goes a Pasadena landmark", Houston Chronicle, Inside East Harris County
- ^ "With huge damages at stake, trial over waste pits to begin", Houston Chronicle, October 5, 2014
- ^ a b "AM Stations in the U.S.: Texas", Radio Annual Television Year Book, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1963, OCLC 10512375 – via Internet Archive
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Pasadena, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Office of the Mayor". City of Pasadena, Texas. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1993. hdl:2027/uc1.l0072691827 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Pasadena city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
Bibliography
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Pasadena, TX", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- C. David Pomeroy, Jr. Pasadena: The Early Years (Pasadena, Texas: Pomerosa Press, 1994)
- Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Pasadena". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
- Carol Christian, "Inside East Harris County", Houston Chronicle. 2008-
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pasadena, Texas.
- "United States - Texas - Harris County - Pasadena". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries.
- Items related to Pasadena, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
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