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'''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, followed by 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,<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-january-12-1996-p-50/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__January_12_1996__p50.pdf "2 Houston-area stores to close, Venture says."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], January 12, 1996, p. 2C.</ref> and re-opened on October 19.<ref>Reeves, Kimberly. [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-october-9-1996-p-383/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__October_9_1996__p383.pdf "Venture reopens Oct. 19."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], October 9, 1996, p. 1 and [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-october-9-1996-p-386/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__October_9_1996__p386.pdf p. 4].</ref> The store ultimately closed on August 27, 1997.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-august-24-1997-p-37_202210/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__August_24_1997__p37.pdf 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>
'''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, followed by 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,<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-january-12-1996-p-50/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__January_12_1996__p50.pdf "2 Houston-area stores to close, Venture says."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], January 12, 1996, p. 2C.</ref> and re-opened on October 19.<ref>Reeves, Kimberly. [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-october-9-1996-p-383/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__October_9_1996__p383.pdf "Venture reopens Oct. 19."] [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], October 9, 1996, p. 1 and [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-october-9-1996-p-386/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__October_9_1996__p386.pdf p. 4].</ref> The store ultimately closed on August 27, 1997.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-august-24-1997-p-37_202210/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__August_24_1997__p37.pdf 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>


Revision as of 02:52, 19 April 2023

Venture #121
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Store number121
NameWillowbrook
LocationWillowbrook Shopping Center
Address17717 Tomball Parkway
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedJuly 19, 1993
Temporarily closedMarch 1996
ReopenedOctober 19, 1996
ClosedAugust 27, 1997
Retail floor area96,000 square feet (8,900 m2)
Next tenantKmart #3809
Coordinates29°57′29″N 95°32′51″W / 29.95799°N 95.54740°W / 29.95799; -95.54740Coordinates: 29°57′29″N 95°32′51″W / 29.95799°N 95.54740°W / 29.95799; -95.54740

Venture #121, also known as the Willowbrook Venture store, was a Venture discount department store located at Willowbrook Shopping Center, 17717 Tomball Parkway in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25.[2] The store was temporarily closed in March 1996 during a corporate reorganization,[3] and re-opened on October 19.[4] The store ultimately closed on August 27, 1997.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Venture Stores, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. ↑ Full-page advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, July 25, 1993.
  3. ↑ "2 Houston-area stores to close, Venture says." Houston Chronicle, January 12, 1996, p. 2C.
  4. ↑ Reeves, Kimberly. "Venture reopens Oct. 19." Houston Chronicle, October 9, 1996, p. 1 and p. 4.
  5. ↑ Advertisement, Houston Chronicle, August 24, 1997, p. 38A.
  6. ↑ Venture spreadsheet.
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