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City of Plano marks 10th anniversary of Legacy West water tower demolition
Summary
A City of Plano staff member recalled the Feb. 2015 demolition of a 178-foot water tower that made way for Legacy West, saying the event remains the city’s most-watched YouTube video and a local cultural touchpoint for children and families.
A City of Plano staff member marked the 10th anniversary of the demolition of a 178-foot water tower that came down in February 2015 to make room for what is now Legacy West.
The staff member said the tower, built in 1985 to serve JCPenney and other retailers, once held 2,000,000 gallons of water and that footage of its demolition “remains our most watched YouTube video with more than 8,900,000 views.”
The staff member described the demolition as a widely viewed event that captured public imagination, noting that some children have Plano water tower birthday parties and dress up as the tower for Halloween. “The city nurtured this love for our water towers by giving youngsters a tour of the towers, along with a gift of a future water tower worker t shirt,” the staff member said.
City remarks framed the demolition as both a major local event and a step in the area’s redevelopment: Legacy West now occupies the site where the tower stood. The remarks presented the anniversary as a cultural memory rather than a policy action; no council votes or formal actions were discussed in the transcript.
The city did not provide additional technical details about the demolition process, the decision-making that led to it, environmental permitting, or any remaining infrastructure at the site during the remarks.
The staff member concluded by marking the anniversary: “Here’s to 10 years since it came crashing down with a mighty thud.”
