Venture 123: Difference between revisions

'''Venture #123''', also known as the '''Bay Center''' Venture store, 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 Galveston Daily News|''The Galveston Daily News'']], July 20, 1993, p. 5-A.</ref> 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>Lucey, Robert. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117979408/the-galveston-daily-news/ "Venture store to be closed."] [[The Galveston Daily News|''The Galveston Daily News'']], January 13, 1996, p. 1-A and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117979431/the-galveston-daily-news/ p. 10-A].</ref> and re-opened on June 6.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/texas-city-sun-jun-06-1996-p-17/ Full-page advertisement], [[Texas City Sun|''Texas City Sun'']], June 6, 1996.</ref> The store ultimately closed on August 3, 1997.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90165295/the-galveston-daily-news/ Advertisement], [[The Galveston Daily News|''The Galveston Daily News'']], August 1, 1997, p. A8.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>