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'''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://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> |
'''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://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> 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> It was one of only two former Wal-Marts 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|''The Baytown Sun'']], April 21, 1998, p. 5-A.</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:22, 12 August 2023
Venture #130 | |
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Store number | 130 |
Name | Pasadena Park |
Location | Pasadena Park Shopping Center |
Address | 6802 Spencer Highway |
City | Pasadena, Texas |
Opened | July 19, 1993 |
Closed | April 27, 1998 |
Retail floor area | 96,000 square feet (8,900 m2) |
Previous tenant | Walmart Discount Store #752 |
Next tenant | 99¢ & More, Dollar Tree #928, Harbor Freight Tools #193, and Surplus Warehouse |
Coordinates | 29°39′44″N 95°08′05″W / 29.66211°N 95.13465°WCoordinates: 29°39′44″N 95°08′05″W / 29.66211°N 95.13465°W |
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 ultimately closed on April 27, 1998.[4]
References
- ↑ Houston, TX, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
- ↑ 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, The Baytown Sun, April 21, 1998, p. 5-A.