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| address = [[11104 Fondren Road (Houston, Texas)|11110 Fondren Road]]
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| closed = January 31, 1998
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'''Target T-73''', also known as '''Fondren''', was a [[Target]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Fondren Southwest Village (Houston, Texas)|Fondren Southwest Village]], [[11104 Fondren Road (Houston, Texas)|11110 Fondren Road]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=6000160049786 Target Corporation], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on or around March 22, 1979, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on March 26.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-march-25-1979-p-281/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___March_25_1979__p281.pdf Full-page advertisement], ''[[Houston Post]]'', March 25, 1979.</ref> It was the eighth Target in the Houston area, and the first Target to be neighborhood-oriented, rather than along a freeway.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-march-29-1979-p-140/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___March_29_1979__p140.pdf "Target opens 8th store on Fondren."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', March 29, 1979, p. 5EE.</ref> The store ultimately closed on January 31, 1998.<ref>Smith, Kerry. [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-january-7-1998-p-306/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__January_7_1998__p306.pdf "SW Target set to close its doors."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], January 7, 1998, p. 16.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/177sdK_OtfwJntT-u7hR-5xL5ojwTyvb5E2qQySZT3v8/edit?usp=sharing Target] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
'''Target T-73''', also known as '''Fondren''', was a [[Target]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Fondren Southwest Village (Houston, Texas)|Fondren Southwest Village]], [[11104 Fondren Road (Houston, Texas)|11110 Fondren Road]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=6000160049786 Target Corporation], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on or around March 22, 1979,<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/177sdK_OtfwJntT-u7hR-5xL5ojwTyvb5E2qQySZT3v8/edit?usp=sharing Target] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref> with a formal grand opening ceremony on March 26.<ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&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%253A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%2540EANX-NB-175036AC8A48C608%25402443958-174FDBF40C47CA8E%2540280/hlterms%3A Full-page advertisement], ''[[Houston Post]]'', March 25, 1979.</ref> It was the first Target to be neighborhood-oriented, rather than along a freeway.<ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&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%253A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%2540EANX-NB-175036AFAD0ED9C1%25402443962-174FDBFF84DA34EC%2540139/hlterms%3A "Target opens 8th store on Fondren."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', March 29, 1979, p. 5EE.</ref> The store closed on January 31, 1998.<ref>Smith, Kerry. [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&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-NB-172671ADD6032B40%25402450821-172403B37B720F46%2540305/hlterms%3A "SW Target set to close its doors."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], January 7, 1998, p. 16.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:41, 30 April 2024

Target T-73
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Store numberT-73
NameFondren
LocationFondren Southwest Village
Address11110 Fondren Road
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedMarch 22, 1979
ClosedJanuary 31, 1998
Retail floor area100,000 square feet (9,300 m2)
MarketHouston (TX)
Next tenantKmart 9390
Coordinates29°39′30″N 95°30′37″W / 29.65842°N 95.51038°W / 29.65842; -95.51038Coordinates: 29°39′30″N 95°30′37″W / 29.65842°N 95.51038°W / 29.65842; -95.51038

Target T-73, also known as Fondren, was a Target discount department store located at Fondren Southwest Village, 11110 Fondren Road in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on or around March 22, 1979,[2] with a formal grand opening ceremony on March 26.[3] It was the first Target to be neighborhood-oriented, rather than along a freeway.[4] The store closed on January 31, 1998.[5]

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  1. ↑ Target Corporation, Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. ↑ Target spreadsheet.
  3. ↑ Full-page advertisement, Houston Post, March 25, 1979.
  4. ↑ "Target opens 8th store on Fondren." Houston Post, March 29, 1979, p. 5EE.
  5. ↑ Smith, Kerry. "SW Target set to close its doors." Houston Chronicle, January 7, 1998, p. 16.
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