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'''S.S. Kresge #773''' was a [[S.S. Kresge]] variety store located at [[1405 East Elizabeth Street (Brownsville, Texas)|1405 East Elizabeth Street]] in [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=2000160044410 K mart Corporation], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on August 3, 1961,<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-aug-02-1961-3891296/ "Officially Opens Thursday"], [[The Brownsville Herald|''The Brownsville Herald'']], August 2, 1961, p. 4.</ref> and was the only downtown, non-shopping center Kresge store in Texas. The store ultimately closed on August 19, 1967.<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/kresge-store-opening-and-closing-record-1956-1972/page/n101/mode/2up Kresge Store Opening and Closing Record, 1956–1972]'', via archive.org</ref>
'''S.S. Kresge #773''' was a [[S.S. Kresge]] variety store located at [[1405 East Elizabeth Street (Brownsville, Texas)|1405 East Elizabeth Street]] in [[Brownsville, Texas|Brownsville]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=2000160044410 K mart Corporation], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on August 3, 1961,<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-aug-02-1961-3891296/ "Officially Opens Thursday"], [[The Brownsville Herald|''The Brownsville Herald'']], August 2, 1961, p. 4.</ref> and was the only downtown, non-shopping center Kresge store in Texas. The store closed on August 19, 1967.<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/kresge-store-opening-and-closing-record-1956-1972/page/n101/mode/2up Kresge Store Opening and Closing Record, 1956–1972]'', via archive.org</ref>


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Latest revision as of 03:11, 30 August 2023

S.S. Kresge #773
Map
Store number773
Address1405 East Elizabeth Street
CityBrownsville, Texas
OpenedAugust 3, 1961
ClosedAugust 19, 1967
TypeS.S. Kresge
Retail floor area27,000 square feet (2,500 m2)
Next tenantTriple AAA Discount Center
Coordinates25°53′59″N 97°29′46″W / 25.89979°N 97.49614°W / 25.89979; -97.49614Coordinates: 25°53′59″N 97°29′46″W / 25.89979°N 97.49614°W / 25.89979; -97.49614

S.S. Kresge #773 was a S.S. Kresge variety store located at 1405 East Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas.[1] The store opened on August 3, 1961,[2] and was the only downtown, non-shopping center Kresge store in Texas. The store closed on August 19, 1967.[3]

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  1. K mart Corporation, Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. "Officially Opens Thursday", The Brownsville Herald, August 2, 1961, p. 4.
  3. Kresge Store Opening and Closing Record, 1956–1972, via archive.org