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| storenumber = 135
| storename =N.W. Freeway
| location =[[VentureNorthwest Freeway Shopping Center (Houston, Texas)|Venture Shopping Center]]
| address = [[12005 Northwest Freeway (Houston, Texas)|12005 Northwest Freeway]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| next =[[Kmart 3878|Kmart #3878]]
}}
'''Venture #135''', also known as the '''N.W. Freeway''' Venture store, was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[VentureNorthwest Freeway Shopping Center (Houston, Texas)|Venture Shopping Center]], [[12005 Northwest Freeway (Houston, Texas)|12005 Northwest Freeway]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. The store opened on July 25, 1994 as the seventh Venture in the Houston area,<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-july-23-1994-p-197/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__July_23_1994__p197.pdf "Business news: Venture opens store on Northwest Freeway."], [[Houston Chronicle]], July 23, 1994, pagep. 6, zone 4.</ref> followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on July 31.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-july-31-1994-p-67/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__July_31_1994__p67.pdf Full-page advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle]], July 31, 1994, pagep. 5C.</ref> It was the seventh Venture in the Houston area, and the 14th Venture in Texas. 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]], August 24, 1997, p. 38A.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
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