For years, the abandoned tower in Pasadena, Texas, has beckoned adventurers. Drone pilots and urban explorers have surveyed the derelict building inside and out. What was once a pledge to the future of this industrial Houston suburb is now a relic from the past.
No more. Early on Sunday morning, the city of Pasadena will demolish the First Pasadena State Bank building, its one and only skyscraper. The 12-story tower is one of only a few buildings taller than a house anywhere in the city, which boasts a population of about 153,000 residents. When the bank tower comes down, those residents will lose the city’s most prominent landmark, a time-worn symbol of civic pride that some say has lost its luster.
