• Pasadena Texas Holiday Ornament, Strawberry Water Tower, Crystal Glass Ornament Hanging on a Christmas Tree
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Pasadena Texas Holiday Ornament - Strawberry Water Tower

Pasadena Texas Holiday Ornament - Strawberry Water Tower

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A water tower with its tank painted as a giant strawberry, green cap and all, standing over flat land with a refinery stack far behind. The Strawberry Capital, as the tower tells it.

Pasadena grew strawberries before it grew anything else. After the 1900 hurricane flattened the Gulf coast, a relief shipment of a million and a half strawberry plants went to local farmers, and within a few years the town was shipping berries by the trainload. The fields are gone, but the festival every May bakes the world's largest strawberry shortcake, and the water tower wears the berry.

The tower is visible from the highway and from most of the town, and it is the thing people point to when they explain why the festival exists.

A water tower as a strawberry is a town laughing at itself in a good way. The red and green are the tower's own colors, no holiday touch required.

The Pasadena Strawberry Festival has made Pasadena, Texas the Strawberry Capital of Texas, and the strawberry water tower says so to everyone on the highway. This strawberry ornament is a water tower ornament and Pasadena Christmas ornament, a piece of Pasadena strawberry festival history for the tree.

Every Pasadena ornament ships ready to give. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses Pasadena most.

3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.


QUICK FACTS — PASADENA TX CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — STRAWBERRY WATER TOWER

Town: Pasadena, Texas

Founded: 1893; city 1923

Known for: Gilley’s and Urban Cowboy (1980); the strawberry capital of the Gulf Coast; the Houston Ship Channel

Art: Strawberry Water Tower, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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For all the oil and the honky-tonk nights, Pasadena never let go of the berry. The Pasadena Strawberry Festival, held each spring, draws crowds for its carnival, its livestock show and rodeo, and that record-setting shortcake; it is the town's signature weekend and the truest link back to the Clara Barton plants of 1900. Add the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo and a calendar of community fairs, and the picture is of a city that works hard all week and celebrates loud — strawberries, Western, and Gulf-coast all at once.

Our Pasadena logo carries Texas's longhorn and Lone Star above ‘Texas Republic — Est. 1845,’ the shared retro emblem of our Texas towns. The longhorn stands for ranching toughness and the star for the Lone Star State, and the 1845 date marks Texas statehood; the emblem is the through-line that links Pasadena to every other Texas town we make. It suits this one well — the same Western spirit that filled the Gilley's dance floor, stamped over a town that has always worn its boots and its grit with pride. What makes this one Pasadena is the strawberry sweetness underneath the swagger.

Why People Visit Pasadena

Pasadena balances big-city access with Gulf-coast ease. Visitors pair the strawberry and Western heritage with bayou boardwalks, festival weekends, and a short hop to Houston, the Space Center nearby, or the beach. It is friendly, unpretentious, and family-oriented, with year-round appeal in its parks, trails, and public spaces. History and everyday culture sit side by side here in a welcoming way.

Pasadena Texas Merlin Classics retro logo — Texas longhorn and Lone Star, Texas Republic Est. 1845