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'''Kmart #7077''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[1129 Morgan Boulevard (Harlingen, Texas)|1129 Morgan Boulevard]] in [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]], [[Texas]].<ref>Store numbers are shown in the URL. [http://web.archive.org/web/20140322083408/http://www.kmart.com/stores/texas/harlingen/7077.html Kmart Store - Harlingen, TX], kmart.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on March 22, 2014.</ref> The store opened on October 14, 1976 as the 58th Kmart in Texas, the second Kmart in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area, and one of seven stores to open that day for a total of 1,151 Kmarts overall.<ref>[https://harlingen.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?fn=valley_morning_star_usa_texas_harlingen_19761014_english_24&df=1&dt=10 "K Mart Grand Opening Set Today."] [[Valley Morning Star]], October 14, 1976, p. C3.</ref> In 1989, the store would expand into the former auto center from a Group 7 mini Kmart.<ref>Long, Gary. [https://harlingen.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?fn=valley_morning_star_usa_texas_harlingen_19891012_english_25&df=41&dt=50 "Mayor 'Furious' In Railroad Flap: Ordinance For Crossing Safety."] [[Valley Morning Star]], October 12, 1989, p. D1.</ref> In 1999, the store would be converted to Big Kmart, with a grand re-opening ceremony on August 13.<ref>[https://harlingen.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?fn=valley_morning_star_usa_texas_harlingen_19990815_english_35&df=1&dt=5 "Kmart reopens after renovations."] [[Valley Morning Star]], August 15, 1999, p. E3.</ref> The store ultimately closed on December 11, 2016.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68883778/valley-morning-star/ Advertisement], [[Valley Morning Star]], December 4, 2016, p. C2.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>