Timeline of Pasadena, Texas

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pasadena, Texas, USA.

19th century

1904 - Methodist church built.
1917 - Sinclair Oil refinery in business on former Allen Ranch (approximate date).
1922 - Harris County Public Library Pasadena branch opens.
1924 - Pasadena High School built.
1928 - City of Pasadena incorporated.
1930 - Population: 1,647.
1937 - Champion Paper Mill begins operating.
1939 - San Jacinto Monument erected near city.
1940 - Population: 3,436.
1947 - KIKK radio begins broadcasting.
1949 - Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo begins.
1950
Washburn Tunnel opens.
KLVL radio begins broadcasting.
Population: 22,483.
1953 - Red Bluff Drive-In cinema in business.
1960 - Population: 58,737.
1961 - San Jacinto Junior College established.
1966 - Pasadena joins the regional Houston-Galveston Area Council of government (approximate date).
1970 - Population: 89,957.
1971 - Gilley's Club (bar) in business.
1977 - Southmore Cinema in business.
1981 - Johnny Isbell becomes mayor.
1989 - October 23: Phillips disaster of 1989; 23 employees killed.
1990 - Population: 119,363.
1993 - Gene Green becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district.

C. David Pomeroy, Jr. Pasadena: The Early Years (Pasadena, Texas: Pomerosa Press, 1994)
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