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'''Venture #121''', also known as '''Willowbrook''', 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, Beverly. [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-63/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p63.pdf "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-69/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p69.pdf p. D-7].</ref> |
'''Venture #121''', also known as '''Willowbrook''', 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, Beverly. [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-63/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p63.pdf "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-69/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p69.pdf p. D-7].</ref> with 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 reopened 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> |
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Revision as of 15:12, 11 August 2023
| Venture #121 | |
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 Under construction in 1993 | |
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| Store number | 121 |
| Name | Willowbrook |
| Location | Willowbrook Shopping Center |
| Address | 17717 Tomball Parkway |
| City | Houston, Texas |
| Opened | July 19, 1993 |
| Temporarily closed | March 1996 |
| Reopened | October 19, 1996 |
| Closed | August 27, 1997 |
| Retail floor area | 96,000 square feet (8,900 m2) |
| Next tenant | Kmart #3809 |
| Coordinates | 29°57′29″N 95°32′51″W / 29.95799°N 95.54740°WCoordinates: 29°57′29″N 95°32′51″W / 29.95799°N 95.54740°W |
Venture #121, also known as Willowbrook, 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,[2] with a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25.[3] The store was temporarily closed in March 1996 during a corporate reorganization, and reopened on October 19.[4] The store ultimately closed on August 27, 1997.[5]
References
- ↑ Venture Stores, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- ↑ Narum, Beverly. "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday." Houston Post, July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and p. D-7.
- ↑ Full-page advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, July 25, 1993.
- ↑ Reeves, Kimberly. "Venture reopens Oct. 19." Houston Chronicle, October 9, 1996, p. 1 and p. 4.
- ↑ Advertisement, Houston Chronicle, August 24, 1997, p. 38A.