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| storename = Pasadena Park
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| location =[[Pasadena Park Shopping Center (Pasadena, Texas)|Pasadena Park Shopping Center]]
| location =[[Pasadena Park Plaza (Pasadena, Texas)|Pasadena Park Shopping Center]]
| address = [[6802 Spencer Highway (Pasadena, Texas)|6802 Spencer Highway]]
| address = [[6802 Spencer Highway (Pasadena, Texas)|6802 Spencer Highway]]
| city_state = [[Pasadena, Texas]]
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| previous =[[Walmart Discount Store 752|Walmart Discount Store #752]]
| previous =[[Walmart Discount Store 752]]
| next =99¢ & More, [[Dollar Tree 928|Dollar Tree #928]], [[Harbor Freight Tools 193|Harbor Freight Tools #193]], Surplus Warehouse
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'''Venture #130''', also known as the '''Pasadena Park''' Venture store, was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Pasadena Park Shopping Center (Pasadena, Texas)|Pasadena Park Shopping Center]], [[6802 Spencer Highway (Pasadena, Texas)|6802 Spencer Highway]] in [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]], [[Texas]].<ref>Store Locator, venturestores.com, 1996-1998, archived at [http://deadmalls.com/archive/www.venturestores.com/locator.htm deadmalls.com] and [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.venturestores.com/states/cities/* archive.org].</ref> The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas, 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]], July 25, 1993.</ref> It was one of only two former Wal-Mart's to become a Venture. The store ultimately closed on April 27, 1998.<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1176187/m1/5/ Advertisement], [[The Baytown Sun]], April 21, 1998, page 5-A.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
'''Venture #130''', also known as '''Pasadena Park''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Pasadena Park Plaza (Pasadena, Texas)|Pasadena Park Shopping Center]], [[6802 Spencer Highway (Pasadena, Texas)|6802 Spencer Highway]] in [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980130142435/http://www.venturestores.com/states/cities/houston.htm Houston, TX], venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.</ref> The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas,<ref>Narum, Beverly. [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&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-NB-1747345D05DD8065%25402449187-17469F8DCC43A50C%254062/hlterms%3A "Venture puts pressure on discounters: Retail chain will open 6 stores here Monday."] ''[[Houston Post]]'', July 18, 1993, p. D-1 and [https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&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-NB-1747345D05DD8065%25402449187-17469F8DCF90B03F%254068/hlterms%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 Daily News|The Galveston Daily News]]'', July 25, 1993.</ref> It was one of only two former Wal-Marts to become a Venture. The store closed on April 27, 1998.<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1176187/m1/5/ Advertisement], [[The Baytown Sun|''The Baytown Sun'']], April 21, 1998, p. 5-A.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:58, 24 April 2024

Venture #130
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Store number130
NamePasadena Park
LocationPasadena Park Shopping Center
Address6802 Spencer Highway
CityPasadena, Texas
OpenedJuly 19, 1993
ClosedApril 27, 1998
Retail floor area96,000 square feet (8,900 m2)
Previous tenantWalmart Discount Store 752
Next tenant99¢ & More, Dollar Tree 928, Harbor Freight Tools 193, and Surplus Warehouse
Coordinates29°39′44″N 95°08′05″W / 29.66211°N 95.13465°W / 29.66211; -95.13465Coordinates: 29°39′44″N 95°08′05″W / 29.66211°N 95.13465°W / 29.66211; -95.13465

Venture #130, also known as Pasadena Park, was a Venture discount department store located at Pasadena Park Shopping Center, 6802 Spencer Highway in Pasadena, 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] It was one of only two former Wal-Marts to become a Venture. The store closed on April 27, 1998.[4]

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  1. ↑ Houston, TX, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Full-page advertisement, The Galveston Daily News, July 25, 1993.
  4. ↑ Advertisement, The Baytown Sun, April 21, 1998, p. 5-A.
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