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'''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> 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 Galveston Daily News|''The Galveston 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 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> making it the first Venture to permanently close in Texas.
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