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 as the 50th Kmart in Texas, and one of three stores to open that day for a total of 761 Kmarts overall.<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]], October 24, 1974.</ref> In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart, with a grand re-opening 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]], August 14, 1999.</ref> The store ultimately closed on April 13, 2003.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/temple-daily-telegram-04-11-2003/Temple_Daily_Telegram_04_11_2003.jpg Advertisement], [[Temple Daily Telegram]], April 11, 2003.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>