Venture 123

Venture #123, also known as the Bay Center Venture store, was a Venture discount department store located at Texas City Bay, 3401 Palmer Highway in Texas City, Texas. The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25. In March 1996, the store was temporarily converted to an outlet store during a corporate reorganization, and would reopen as a department store on June 6. The store ultimately closed on August 3, 1997, making it the first Venture to permanently close in Texas.