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| coordinates = {{coord|29.73995|-95.51435|display=inline,title}} |
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| name = Kmart #4973 |
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| storenumber = 4973 |
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| address = [[8400 Westheimer Road (Houston, Texas)|8400 Westheimer Road]] |
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| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]] |
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| opened = June 28, 1995 |
| opened = June 28, 1995 |
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| closed = April 13, 2003 |
| closed = April 13, 2003 |
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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://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://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-june-21-1995-p-284_202207/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__June_21_1995__p284.pdf "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]] and a strip mall. |
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Revision as of 21:10, 21 March 2024
{, Texas]] | opened = June 28, 1995 | closed = April 13, 2003 | store_type = SK 5R | floor_area = 178,158 square feet (16,551.4 m2) | replaced =Kmart 4017, Kmart 4236, and Kmart 3153 | replaced_by = | previous = | next = }}