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| name = Venture #139
| name = Venture #139
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| storenumber = 139
| storenumber = 139
| storename =
| storename =Meyerland
| location =[[Meyerland Plaza Mall (Houston, Texas)|Meyerland Plaza Mall]]
| location =[[Meyerland Plaza Mall (Houston, Texas)|Meyerland Plaza Mall]]
| address = [[300 Meyerland Plaza Mall (Houston, Texas)|300 Meyerland Plaza Mall]]
| address = [[300 Meyerland Plaza Mall (Houston, Texas)|300 Meyerland Plaza Mall]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| opened = October 10, 1994
| opened= October 10, 1994
| closed = September 3, 1997
| closed= August 31, 1997
| store_type =
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| previous =
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| next =[[Kmart 3909|Kmart #3909]]
| next =[[Kmart 3909]]
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'''Venture #139''' was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[300 Meyerland Plaza Mall (Houston, Texas)|300 Meyerland Plaza Mall]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. The store opened on or around October 10, 1994 as one of three stores to open that day for a total of 114 overall, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16, 1994.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-october-16-1994-p-34_202210/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__October_16_1994__p34.pdf Full-page advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle]], October 16, 1994, page 35A.</ref> The store closed on or around September 3, 1997. Prior to Venture, the site was previously occupied by W.T. Grant and several smaller tenants.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
'''Venture #139''', also known as '''Meyerland''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[300 Meyerland Plaza Mall (Houston, Texas)|300 Meyerland Plaza Mall]] 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 or around October 10, 1994,<ref name=":0">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref> with a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16.<ref>[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-174FCB490118A8F9%25402449642-174985A0CFD86B9B%254010/hlterms%3A Full-page advertisement], ''[[Houston Post]]'', October 16, 1994, p. A-11.</ref> The store closed on or around August 31, 1997.<ref name=":0" /> Prior to Venture, the site was previously occupied by [[W.T. Grant]] (later [[Hancock Fabrics]]) and several smaller tenants.


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Latest revision as of 14:22, 24 April 2024

Venture #139
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Store number139
NameMeyerland
LocationMeyerland Plaza Mall
Address300 Meyerland Plaza Mall
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedOctober 10, 1994
ClosedAugust 31, 1997
Retail floor area108,000 square feet (10,000 m2)
Next tenantKmart 3909
Coordinates29°41′14″N 95°27′43″W / 29.68712°N 95.46206°W / 29.68712; -95.46206Coordinates: 29°41′14″N 95°27′43″W / 29.68712°N 95.46206°W / 29.68712; -95.46206

Venture #139, also known as Meyerland, was a Venture discount department store located at 300 Meyerland Plaza Mall in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on or around October 10, 1994,[2] with a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16.[3] The store closed on or around August 31, 1997.[2] Prior to Venture, the site was previously occupied by W.T. Grant (later Hancock Fabrics) and several smaller tenants.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Venture Stores, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Venture spreadsheet.
  3. Full-page advertisement, Houston Post, October 16, 1994, p. A-11.