Houston's demolition and teardown trend appeared to accelerate during the real estate boom of the last several years, mostly on the west side.

Data collected from the city of Houston show the residential and commercial demolitions since 1990. Click on the interactive map below illustrates and watch how the pace of demolition quickened in the years leading up to 2014.

The blue areas show where demolitions were the most dense. Rice Military, Montrose, the greater Heights and Midtown appear to have the highest concentration of teardowns and redevelopment. These neighborhoods were scorching and popular when oil prices were high and more than 100,000 people were moving to the city.

City data show 44,812 demolitions between 1990 and 2014.

The Houston Chronicle explored the teardown trend 2 1/2 years ago when developers were demolishing older apartment complexes to build larger and more expensive units in popular areas mostly inside Loop 610. This trend, unusual for Houston at the time, was triggered by a pent-up demand, an underdeveloped apartment market and strong local job growth.