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 Sweeper Parts Pasadena - Pasadena is a city in the state of Texas. With a population of around 149,043, it is the second-biggest city in Harris County. It lies within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area and is famous for having the largest volunteer fire department in the nation.
Initially inhabited by the Atakapan and Karankawa peoples, mostly the Akokisa, the City of Pasadena was discovered by European people and settled during the year 1893. John H. Burnett founded the village and named it after Pasadena, California due to its green and lush plant growth. The Spanish were early explorers of the area and charted the bay. The pirate Jean Lafitte dominated the area during the early part of the 19th century until the U.S. Navy forced him out in 1821. Lafitte together with his crew had hide-outs around the bay and Clear Lake.
The foundation of the town's economy is petrochemicals, with petrochemical processing and petroleum refining also essential industries. The Pasadena Refining System has its head office in Pasadena. Aerospace, health care ad shipping are strong industries. Pasadena benefits from its proximity to the Bayport shipping terminal and the Houston Ship Channel. The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's center for space training, located in nearby Clear Lake.
Tourists could learn about the history of the area at the Armand Bayou Nature Center, the Pasadena Historical Museum and the Bay Area Museum. The City of Pasadena has a thriving arts community including the Pasadena Philharmonic and theater companies. A rodeo is held there on an annual basis. The Pasadena Citizen is the city's major newspaper.
With numerous refineries within the area, Pasadena has been called "Stinkadena." Another nickname is "Pasa-get-down-dena"; the truth is, there are more than a few country songs with that as their title.
A while ago, the city of Pasadena was referred to as the Strawberry Capital of the World. The start of strawberry growing in the city started after a devastating flood, when the American Red Cross shipped over one million strawberry plants into the city. The strawberry crops grew abundantly and growers shipped dozens of train carloads of strawberries on a daily basis during the height of the season. The Pasadena Strawberry Festival draws over 50,000 visitors each and every year to celebrate the historic significance of the crop. A central road within Pasadena is called Strawberry Road, because it cuts through the former strawberry fields.
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