From high atop its I-10-side rooftop robo-pineapple, the powers-that-be at MetroNational have heard of your desires to see a timelapse video illustrating the monstrous growth of Memorial City, just as it prepares to spill north across the mighty 30-lane Katy Fwy. Well, the company’s marketing department has, at least. And has bestowed upon Swamplot readers the next-best thing: the tetraptych pictured above, featuring aerial shots dating back almost 50 years and extending to . . . 4 years ago.

But what’s happened since? Edge City gotta keep up with the times! It now stands out above the expanse of west Houston sprawl in blazing color:

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These latest pics are a little less lofty, of course. They were taken from the Frost Bank building (Memorial City Place, at 9821 Katy Fwy.) and the Nexen Tower (at 945 Bunker Hill). For a recent actual aerial shot, we’ll need to pull this late-dusk view freelance dronemaster Russell Hancock took last month:

Time traveling backwards now, enlarged for your review:

Photos: Russell Hancock (drone view); MetroNational (all others)

Big, Bigger, Biggiest Yet