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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, 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>
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