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'''Venture #125''', also known as |
'''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://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-63/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p63.pdf "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and [https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-july-18-1993-p-69/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___July_18_1993__p69.pdf p. D-7].</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 closed on or around September 3, 1997.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-august-24-1997-p-37_202210/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__August_24_1997__p37.pdf Advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], August 24, 1997, p. 38A.</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:49, 31 July 2023
| Venture #125 | |
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| Store number | 125 |
| Name | Almeda |
| Location | Orange Grove Shopping Center |
| Address | 11542 Gulf Freeway |
| City | Houston, Texas |
| Opened | July 19, 1993 |
| Closed | September 3, 1997 |
| Retail floor area | 96,000 square feet (8,900 m2) |
| Previous tenant | BizMart #136 and Highland Superstores |
| Next tenant | Kmart #3844 |
| Coordinates | 29°37′44″N 95°14′01″W / 29.62887°N 95.23360°WCoordinates: 29°37′44″N 95°14′01″W / 29.62887°N 95.23360°W |
Venture #125, also known as Almeda, was a Venture discount department store located at Orange Grove Shopping Center, 11542 Gulf Freeway in Houston, 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 closed on or around September 3, 1997.[4]
References
- ↑ Venture Stores, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- ↑ Narum, Beverly. "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday." Houston Post, July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and p. D-7.
- ↑ Full-page advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, July 25, 1993.
- ↑ Advertisement, Houston Chronicle, August 24, 1997, p. 38A.