Venture 123
Venture #123 | |
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Store number | 123 |
Name | Bay Center |
Location | Texas City Bay |
Address | 3401 Palmer Highway |
City | Texas City, Texas |
Opened | July 19, 1993 |
Temporarily closed | March 1996 |
Reopened | June 6, 1996 |
Closed | August 3, 1997 |
Retail floor area | 96,000 square feet (8,900 m2) |
Previous tenant | Bud's Discount City #4011 |
Next tenant | Kmart #3835 |
Coordinates | 29°23′40″N 94°56′51″W / 29.39453°N 94.94742°WCoordinates: 29°23′40″N 94°56′51″W / 29.39453°N 94.94742°W |
Venture #123, also known as the Bay Center Venture store, 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] followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25.[3] The store was temporarily closed in March 1996 during a corporate reorganization,[4] and re-opened on June 6.[5] The store ultimately closed on August 3, 1997,[6] making it the first Venture to permanently close in Texas.[7]
References
- ↑ Venture Stores, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- ↑ "A la cart at Venture." The Galveston Daily News, July 20, 1993, p. 5-A.
- ↑ Full-page advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, July 25, 1993.
- ↑ Dimitri, Dale. "Venture closing; 120 to lose jobs." Texas City Sun, January 12, 1996, p. 1.
- ↑ Full-page advertisement, Texas City Sun, June 6, 1996.
- ↑ Advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, August 1, 1997, p. A8.
- ↑ Venture spreadsheet.