Mervyn's 79: Difference between revisions

| address = [[6001 Gateway Boulevard West (El Paso, Texas)|6001 Gateway Boulevard West]]

| city_state = [[El Paso, Texas]]

| closed = December 27, 2008

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'''Mervyn's #79''', also known as '''Bassett''', was a [[Mervyn's]] [[department store]] located at [[Bassett Place (El Paso, Texas)|Bassett Place]], [[6001 Gateway Boulevard West (El Paso, Texas)|6001 Gateway Boulevard West]] in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], [[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 November 5, 1981 as one of the first two Mervyn's in Texas,<ref>Palomares, Robert. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118930444/el-paso-herald-post/ "Patience urged on Reaganomics."] [[El Paso Herald-Post|''El Paso Herald-Post'']], November 5, 1981, p. A-1 and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118930378/el-paso-herald-post/ p. A-2].</ref> with a formal grand opening ceremony on November 9.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92313381/el-paso-times/ Full-page advertisement], [[El Paso Times|''El Paso Times'']], November 9, 1981, p. 6-A.</ref> The store closed on December 27, 2008.<ref>Burge, David. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93230353/el-paso-times/ "El Paso Mervyns stores close."] [[El Paso Times|''El Paso Times'']], December 31, 2008, p. 10C.</ref>