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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://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 June 26, 1995, 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> It was the replacement store for [[Kmart 4017]], [[Kmart 4236]], and [[Kmart 3153]]. In 2002, the store's parking lot would be the site of a controversial drag racing raid in which 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 |
'''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://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 June 26, 1995, 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> It was the replacement store for [[Kmart 4017]], [[Kmart 4236]], and [[Kmart 3153]]. In 2002, the store's parking lot would be the site of a controversial drag racing raid in which 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 18:02, 29 August 2023
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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, with a formal grand opening ceremony on June 29.[2] It was the replacement store for Kmart 4017, Kmart 4236, and Kmart 3153. In 2002, the store's parking lot would be the site of a controversial drag racing raid in which 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 and a strip mall.
References
- ↑ K mart Corporation, Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- ↑ "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.