Venture 1

Venture #1, also known as the Page Ave. Venture store, was a Venture discount department store located at 8901 Page Avenue in Overland, Missouri. The 163000 sqft store, the first in the Venture chain, opened on January 29, 1970, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on February 9. The store closed with Venture's bankruptcy, announced in April 1998, and was converted into Kmart #9330, which opened in October.