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| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| opened = July 19, 1993
| closed = SeptemberAugust 331, 1997
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| previous =[[BizMart 136|BizMart #136]] and [[Highland Superstores]]
| next =[[Kmart 3844|Kmart #3844]]
|floor_area={{convert|96000|sqft|m2}}}}
'''Venture #125''', also known as '''Almeda''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Orange Grove Shopping Center (Houston, Texas)|Orange Grove Shopping Center]], [[11542 Gulf Freeway (Houston, Texas)|11542 Gulf Freeway]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[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>Narum, Beverly. [https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1C2A34C3EF45E0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%2540EANX-houstonNB-post1747345D05DD8065%25402449187-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-6317469F8DCC43A50C%254062/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p63.pdfhlterms%3A "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and [https://archiveinfoweb.orgnewsbank.com/downloadapps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-article2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1C2A34C3EF45E0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A10EEA3FE61C5B8B0%2540EANX-houstonNB-post1747345D05DD8065%25402449187-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-6917469F8DCF90B03F%254068/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p69.pdfhlterms%3A p. D-7].</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 Galveston Daily News|''The Galveston Daily News'']]'', July 25, 1993.</ref> The store closed on or around SeptemberAugust 331, 1997.<ref>[https://archivedocs.orggoogle.com/downloadspreadsheets/news-article-houston-chronicle-august-24-1997-p-37_202210d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__August_24_1997__p37.pdfedit#gid=0 AdvertisementVenture], [[Houston ChronicleBluepages:Spreadsheets|''Houston Chronicle''spreadsheet]], August 24, 1997, p. 38A.</ref>
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