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Pasadena (/ ˌ p æ s ə ˈ d iː n ə /) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County.It is part of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, [4] making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second most populous in Harris County, after Houston.
Two of Pasadena's historic bridges, the Colorado Street Bridge, built in 1913 and known for its distinctive Beaux Arts arches, light standards, and railings, and the La Loma Bridge, built in 1914, are among the sites listed on the Register. Thirty-one of Pasadena's listings are historic districts, which include multiple contributing properties.
La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Several other telescopes are also located at the site and are partly maintained by ESO. The observatory is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and was the first in Chile to be used by ESO. [1]
After a year of debate and numerous pleas from preservationists, Pasadena voters chose on May 19, 1987, to give zoning approval to the demolition of the main building. [13] HHA bought the hotel from Keikyu in December 1987. [10] Sheraton ceased operating the hotel in January 1988, and it was renamed The Huntington Hotel & Cottages. The contents ...
1949 - Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo begins. 1950 Washburn Tunnel opens. KLVL radio begins broadcasting. [9] Population: 22,483. [6] 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 ...
The 30,000 square foot restaurant sits on a bluff 450 feet above Lake Travis and is the largest outdoor restaurant in Texas. In 2019, the Oasis was the fourth largest restaurant in the world, with a seating capacity of 2,800 people. [4] The menu includes American and Tex-Mex cuisine such as burgers, fajitas, nachos, and tacos, [5] [6] as well ...
La Sila, also simply Sila, is the name of the mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy. The Sila National Park is known to have the purest air in Europe. The Sila National Park is known to have the purest air in Europe.
South Houston High School opened in 1957 to relieve Pasadena High School and graduated its first class in 1959. At that time the city of South Houston had a population of approximately 7500 citizens. During the school's early years, the mayor of South Houston was George Christy, who was the owner of a circus.