Woolco 6011

Woolco #6011 was a Woolco discount department store located at Parkdale Plaza, 4041 South Staples Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. The store opened on March 11, 1964 as the eleventh Woolco location overall, and the first in Texas. In August 1970, the building was severely damaged by, with a portion of the roof caving in. Woolco did not close its store, operating out of a series of tents in the parking lot until the building was declared safe to move back into. One-third of the store building was made unusable by the hurricane damage. The store continued to operate during the process of repairing the building, which began in January 1971. The store held a grand re-opening on June 16, 1971, after the repairs were completed. The store ultimately closed on January 15, 1983.