Venture 123
Venture #123, also known as Bay Center, 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 ultimately closed on August 3, 1997,[6] making it the first Venture to permanently close in Texas.
| 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 | 97,000 square feet (9,000 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 |
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.
- ↑ Lucey, Robert. "Venture to reopen Texas City store." The Galveston Daily News, May 25, 1996, p. 13-A.
- ↑ "Venture reopens as family store." Texas City Sun, May 28, 1996, p. 14.
- ↑ Advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, August 1, 1997, p. A8.