Kmart 3217: Difference between revisions

'''Kmart #3217''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[3809 South General Bruce Drive (Temple, Texas)|3809 South General Bruce Drive]] in [[Temple, Texas|Temple]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=2000160044410 K mart Corporation], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on October 24, 1974.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/temple-daily-telegram-10-24-1974/Temple_Daily_Telegram_10_24_1974.pdf "K Mart In Temple To Open On Oct. 24."] [[Temple Daily Telegram|''Temple Daily Telegram'']], October 24, 1974.</ref> In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart, with a grand reopening ceremony on August 13.<ref>Bedford, David. [https://archive.org/download/temple-daily-telegram-08-14-1999/Temple_Daily_Telegram_08_14_1999.jpg "Temple's Kmart adds new features."] [[Temple Daily Telegram|''Temple Daily Telegram'']], August 14, 1999.</ref> The store closed on April 13, 2003.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald/129743276/ Advertisement], ''[[Waco Tribune-Herald]]'', April 11, 2003, p. 10A.</ref> The front of the building was torn down with the remaining portion renovated into [[Aubrey's Crossing (Temple, Texas)|Aubrey's Crossing]].