Venture 121: Difference between revisions

| image =File:willowbrook_venture.jpg

| next =[[Kmart 3809|Kmart #3809]]

'''Venture #121''', also known as the '''Willowbrook''' Venture store, was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Willowbrook Shopping Center (Houston, Texas)|Willowbrook Shopping Center]], [[17717 Tomball Parkway (Houston, Texas)|17717 Tomball Parkway]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=2000160055748 Venture Stores, Inc.], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas,<ref>Narum, followedBeverly. [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-1747345D05DD8065%25402449187-17469F8DCC43A50C%254062/hlterms%3A "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and [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-1747345D05DD8065%25402449187-17469F8DCF90B03F%254068/hlterms%3A p. D-7].</ref> bywith a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111387509/the-galveston-daily-news/ Full-page advertisement], ''[[The Galveston Daily News|''The Galveston Daily News'']]'', July 25, 1993.</ref> The store was temporarily closed in March 1996 during a corporate reorganization, and re-openedreopened on October 19.<ref>Reeves, Kimberly. [https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article-houston2004&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-chronicleNB-october171AC8023B1F66D9%25402450366-9-1996-p-383171AB2F210B4B7C1%2540382/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__October_9_1996__p383.pdfhlterms%3A "Venture reopens Oct. 19."], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], October 9, 1996, p. 1 and [https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article2004&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-houstonNB-chronicle171AC8023B1F66D9%25402450366-october-9-1996-p-38617190CFEDB7DD59A%2540385/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__October_9_1996__p386.pdfhlterms%3A p. 4].</ref> The store ultimatelywould closedclose for good on August 27, 1997.<ref>[https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article2004&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-houstonNB-chronicle1726057D6994000B%25402450685-august-24-1997-p-37_2022101723EF8A10C402E0%254036/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__August_24_1997__p37.pdfhlterms%3A Advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], August 24, 1997, p. 38A.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>