S.S. Kresge 773: Difference between revisions

'''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 as the 13th Kresge in Texas, and one of two stores to open that day for a total of 776 Kresges overall.<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> It 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 Record, 1959–1973]'', via archive.org</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h41hwjgcOQQ-Bac6yon1y5-Dmp_dNlk0nM7H3rTu2iw/edit?usp=sharing Kresge and Jupiter Discount Stores] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]]</ref>