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'''Mervyn's #120''', also known as '''Memorial City''', was a [[Mervyn's]] [[department store]] located at [[Memorial City Mall (Houston, Texas)|Memorial City Mall]], [[600 Memorial City Way (Houston, Texas)|600 Memorial City Way]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://ia601502.us.archive.org/14/items/mervynsagreement2004/113206645-10000005953.pdf Loan and Security Agreement by and among Mervyn's LLC and Mervyn's Brands], September 2, 2004, pp. 167-177 and 273-285.</ref> The store opened on August 18, 1989, replacing a previous location with the same number on Gessner Road.,<ref name=":1">[https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article2004&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-houstonNB-chronicle1706030DC4405999%25402447755-august-16-1989-p-9017045CB0B47BF4A0%254089/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__August_16_1989__p90.pdfhlterms%3A Full-page advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], August 16, 1989, p. 32.</ref> The store ultimatelyand closed on January 21, 2006,.<ref>[https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article2004&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-houstonNB-chronicle1735B5B7D13F72BD%25402453754-published-as-houston-chronicle-january-18-2006-p-9_2022121734D608909D808B%25408/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___January_18_2006__p9.pdfhlterms%3A Advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], January 18, 2006, p. A10.</ref> andThe building was torn down in 2007 for The Square at Memorial Mall.<ref name=":0">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/177sdK_OtfwJntT-u7hR-5xL5ojwTyvb5E2qQySZT3v8/edit?usp=sharing Mervyn's, third sheet in Target] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
==975 Gessner Road (1984–1989) ==
The original '''Mervyn's #120''', also known as '''Gessner''', was a [[Mervyn's]] [[department store]] located at [[975 Gessner Road (Houston, Texas)|975 Gessner Road]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=7000160731043 Mervyn's LLC], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on March 2, 1984,<ref>[https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article2004&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-houstonNB-chronicle164FAA581A873AE9%25402445762-published-as-houston-chronicle-march-2-1984-p-40164E61F1992FAB4D%254039/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___March_2_1984__p40.pdfhlterms%3A "Mervyn's donates to area charities."], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], March 2, 1984, p. 2.</ref> and closed on or around August 17, 1989 when it relocated to Memorial City Mall.<ref name=":1" /> It was the seventh Mervyn's to close, and the second Mervyn's in Texas to close.<ref name=":0" />
{{Infobox Mervyn's
| image =
| storenumber = 120
| storename =Gessner
| location =
| address = [[975 Gessner Road (Houston, Texas)|975 Gessner Road]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| opened = March 2, 1984
| closed = August 17, 1989
| store_type =
| floor_area ={{convert|80000|sqft|m2}}
| replaced =
| replaced_by = Mervyn's at [[Memorial City Mall (Houston, Texas)|Memorial City Mall]]
| previous =[[FedMart 299|FedMart #299]]
| next =[[Oshman's Sporting Goods 226|Oshman's Sporting Goods #226]]
| coordinates={{coord|29.78288|-95.54570|display=inline}}
}}
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