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| name = Venture #123
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| storenumber = 123
| storenumber = 123
| storename =
| storename =Texas City
| location =[[Texas City Bay (Texas City, Texas)|Texas City Bay]]
| location =[[Texas City Bay (Texas City, Texas)|Texas City Bay]]
| address = [[3401 Palmer Highway (Texas City, Texas)|3401 Palmer Highway]]
| address = [[3401 Palmer Highway (Texas City, Texas)|3401 Palmer Highway]]
| city_state = [[Texas City, Texas]]
| city_state = [[Texas City, Texas]]
| opened = July 19, 1993
| opened = July 19, 1993
| closed = September 15, 1997
| closed = August 3, 1997
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| previous =[[Bud's Discount City 4011|Bud's Discount City #4011]]
| previous =[[Bud's Discount City 4011]]
| next =[[Kmart 3835|Kmart #3835]]
| next =[[Kmart 3835]]
|temp_closed=March 1996|reopened=June 6, 1996|floor_area={{convert|97000|sqft|m2}}}}
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'''Venture #123''' was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Texas City Bay (Texas City, Texas)|Texas City Bay]], [[3401 Palmer Highway (Texas City, Texas)|3401 Palmer Highway]] in [[Texas City, Texas|Texas City]], [[Texas]]. The store opened July 19, 1993<ref>Cash Garner, Wanda. “[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90165320/the-galveston-daily-news/ A new Venture: 'Upscale discount' store slated to open in July in Texas City]”, [[The Galveston Daily News]], Business, April 18, 1993, pages 12-B and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90165355/the-galveston-daily-news/ 13-B]</ref> and closed August 3, 1997.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90165295/the-galveston-daily-news/ Advertisement], [[The Galveston Daily News]], August 1, 1997, page 8.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
'''Venture #123''', also known as '''Texas City''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Texas City Bay (Texas City, Texas)|Texas City Bay]], [[3401 Palmer Highway (Texas City, Texas)|3401 Palmer Highway]] in [[Texas City, Texas|Texas City]], [[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>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90897774/the-galveston-daily-news/ "A la cart at Venture"], ''[[The Daily News|The Galveston Daily News]]'', July 20, 1993, p. 5-A.</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 Daily News|The Galveston Daily News]]'', July 25, 1993.</ref> In March 1996, the store was temporarily converted to an outlet store during a corporate reorganization,<ref>Lucey, Robert. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-galveston-daily-news/124728807/ "Venture to reopen Texas City store"], ''[[The Daily News]]'', May 25, 1996, p. 13-A.</ref> and would reopen as a department store on June 6.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-may-28-1996-3888436/ "Venture reopens as family store"], [[Texas City Sun|''Texas City Sun'']], May 28, 1996, p. 14.</ref> The store closed on August 3, 1997,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90165295/the-galveston-daily-news/ Advertisement], ''[[The Daily News]]'', August 1, 1997, p. A8.</ref> making it the first Venture to permanently close in Texas.

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[[Category:Venture stores in Texas]]
[[Category:Venture stores in Texas]]
[[Category:Discount department stores in Texas City, Texas]]
[[Category:Discount department stores in Texas City, Texas]]

Latest revision as of 15:06, 24 April 2024

Venture #123
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Store number123
NameTexas City
LocationTexas City Bay
Address3401 Palmer Highway
CityTexas City, Texas
OpenedJuly 19, 1993
Temporarily closedMarch 1996
ReopenedJune 6, 1996
ClosedAugust 3, 1997
Retail floor area97,000 square feet (9,000 m2)
Previous tenantBud's Discount City 4011
Next tenantKmart 3835
Coordinates29°23′40″N 94°56′51″W / 29.39453°N 94.94742°W / 29.39453; -94.94742Coordinates: 29°23′40″N 94°56′51″W / 29.39453°N 94.94742°W / 29.39453; -94.94742

Venture #123, also known as Texas City, was a Venture discount department store located at Texas City Bay, 3401 Palmer Highway in Texas City, 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] In March 1996, the store was temporarily converted to an outlet store during a corporate reorganization,[4] and would reopen as a department store on June 6.[5] The store closed on August 3, 1997,[6] making it the first Venture to permanently close in Texas.

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  1. ↑ Venture Stores, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. ↑ "A la cart at Venture", The Galveston Daily News, July 20, 1993, p. 5-A.
  3. ↑ Full-page advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, July 25, 1993.
  4. ↑ Lucey, Robert. "Venture to reopen Texas City store", The Daily News, May 25, 1996, p. 13-A.
  5. ↑ "Venture reopens as family store", Texas City Sun, May 28, 1996, p. 14.
  6. ↑ Advertisement, The Daily News, August 1, 1997, p. A8.
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