Kmart 3919

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Kmart #3919
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Store number3919
LocationMontwood Square
Address11330 Montwood Drive
CityEl Paso, Texas
OpenedNovember 15, 1990
ClosedJuly 31, 2016
TypeSeries 36L
Retail floor area86,904 square feet (8,073.6 m2)
Next tenantPlanet Fitness
Coordinates31°46′02″N 106°18′04″W / 31.76736°N 106.30099°W / 31.76736; -106.30099Coordinates: 31°46′02″N 106°18′04″W / 31.76736°N 106.30099°W / 31.76736; -106.30099

Kmart #3919 was a Kmart discount department store located at Montwood Square, 11330 Montwood Drive in El Paso, Texas.[1] The store opened on November 15, 1990,[2] with a formal grand opening ceremony on November 18.[3] In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart.[4] In 2002, the store would have self-checkouts installed.[5] The store closed on July 31, 2016.[6]

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  1. Store numbers are shown in the URL. Kmart Store - El Paso, TX, kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.
  2. Baake, Ken. "K mart is Kinder, Gentler: New store's updated image puts skids on polyester picture of its past." El Paso Herald-Post, November 9, 1990, p. D-1 and p. D-2.
  3. Full-page advertisement, El Paso Herald-Post, November 15, 1990, p. A7.
  4. Merced, Monica. "Kmart thinks big on remodeling." El Paso Times, May 26, 1999, p. 10D and p. 7D.
  5. Kolenc, Vic. "2 El Paso stores, Las Cruces outlet offer shopping option: Self-checkout catches on at Kmart." El Paso Times, January 11, 2002, p. 12B and p. 9B.
  6. Advertisement, El Paso Times, July 24, 2016, p. 7B.