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'''Kmart #4973''' was a [[Super Kmart Center]] [[discount department store]] located at [[8400 Westheimer Road (Houston, Texas)|8400 Westheimer Road]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https:// |
'''Kmart #4973''' was a [[Super Kmart Center]] [[discount department store]] located at [[8400 Westheimer Road (Houston, Texas)|8400 Westheimer Road]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref name=":02">[https://archive.org/download/kmart-spreadsheets-official-2002/Kmart-SuperKinUSAasof012102.xls Kmart store directory (XLS download)], Kmart Corporation, January 21, 2002.</ref> The store opened on June 26, 1995 replacing [[Kmart 4017]], [[Kmart 4236]], and [[Kmart 3153]], with a formal grand opening ceremony on June 29.<ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1C2A34C3EF45E0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A14DB39C1C40322B4%2540EANX-NB-171981C42C45BD39%25402449890-17185D9ED5CCB1D0%2540283/hlterms%3A "Super Kmart"], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], June 21, 1995, p. 12.</ref> In 2002, the store's parking lot would be the site of a controversial drag racing raid where hundreds of innocent people were arrested by Houston police, despite the fact that no racing was taking place.<ref>Bardwell, S.K. [https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Aug-20-Police-say-raid-went-to-hell-in-a-2088247.php "Aug. 20: Police say raid went to 'hell in a handbasket'."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], August 20, 2002.</ref> The store closed on April 13, 2003,<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1184795/m1/7/ Advertisement], [[The Baytown Sun|''The Baytown Sun'']], April 11, 2003, p. 7A.</ref> and was demolished for [[The Home Depot 6558]]. |
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 8 June 2024
Kmart #4973 | |
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Store number | 4973 |
Address | 8400 Westheimer Road |
City | Houston, Texas |
Opened | June 28, 1995 |
Closed | April 13, 2003 |
Type | SK 5R |
Retail floor area | 178,158 square feet (16,551.4 m2) |
Replaced | Kmart 4017, Kmart 4236, and Kmart 3153 |
Coordinates | 29°44′24″N 95°30′52″W / 29.73995°N 95.51435°WCoordinates: 29°44′24″N 95°30′52″W / 29.73995°N 95.51435°W |
Kmart #4973 was a Super Kmart Center discount department store located at 8400 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on June 26, 1995 replacing Kmart 4017, Kmart 4236, and Kmart 3153, with a formal grand opening ceremony on June 29.[2] In 2002, the store's parking lot would be the site of a controversial drag racing raid where hundreds of innocent people were arrested by Houston police, despite the fact that no racing was taking place.[3] The store closed on April 13, 2003,[4] and was demolished for The Home Depot 6558.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kmart store directory (XLS download), Kmart Corporation, January 21, 2002.
- ↑ "Super Kmart", Houston Chronicle, June 21, 1995, p. 12.
- ↑ Bardwell, S.K. "Aug. 20: Police say raid went to 'hell in a handbasket'." Houston Chronicle, August 20, 2002.
- ↑ Advertisement, The Baytown Sun, April 11, 2003, p. 7A.