Mervyn's 120

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Coordinates: 29°46′53″N 95°32′35″W / 29.78139°N 95.54295°W / 29.78139; -95.54295

Mervyn's #120
Store number120
NameMemorial City
LocationMemorial City Mall
Address600 Memorial City Way
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedAugust 18, 1989
ClosedJanuary 21, 2006
ReplacedMervyn's at 975 Gessner Road
Previous tenantLord & Taylor

Mervyn's #120, also known as Memorial City, was a Mervyn's department store located at Memorial City Mall, 600 Memorial City Way in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on August 15, 1989,[2] replacing a previous location with the same number on Gessner Road.[3] The store ultimately closed on January 21, 2006,[4] and was torn down in 2007 for The Square at Memorial Mall.[5]

975 Gessner Road (1984–1989)

29°46′58″N 95°32′45″W / 29.78288°N 95.54570°W / 29.78288; -95.54570

The original Mervyn's #120 on 975 Gessner Road opened on March 2, 1984,[6] and closed on or around August 17, 1989 when it relocated to Memorial City Mall. It was the seventh Mervyn's to close, and the second Mervyn's in Texas to close.[5]


Mervyn's #120
Store number120
Address975 Gessner Road
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedMarch 2, 1984
ClosedAugust 17, 1989
Replaced byMervyn's at Memorial City Mall
Previous tenantFedMart #299
Next tenantOshman's Sporting Goods #226


References

  1. Loan and Security Agreement by and among Mervyn's LLC and Mervyn's Brands, September 2, 2004, pp. 167-177 and 273-285.
  2. Full-page advertisement, Houston Chronicle, August 16, 1989, p. 32.
  3. Mervyn's LLC, Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  4. Advertisement, Houston Chronicle, January 18, 2006, p. A10.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Mervyn's, third sheet in Target spreadsheet.
  6. "Mervyn's donates to area charities." Houston Chronicle, March 2, 1984, p. 2.