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'''Venture #139''', also known as the '''Meyerland''' Venture store, 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>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref> followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-october-16-1994-p-11/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___October_16_1994__p11.pdf Full-page advertisement], ''[[Houston Post]]'', October 16, 1994, p. A-11.</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> Prior to Venture, the site was previously occupied by [[Hancock Fabrics]] and several smaller tenants. |
'''Venture #139''', also known as the '''Meyerland''' Venture store, 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>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KCH4c3VWGuudPBGYS1_xilRkI0v46TqWbW2JYaY7mks/edit#gid=0 Venture] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref> followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-post-published-as-the-houston-post-october-16-1994-p-11/News_Article__Houston_Post_published_as_The_Houston_Post___October_16_1994__p11.pdf Full-page advertisement], ''[[Houston Post]]'', October 16, 1994, p. A-11.</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> Prior to Venture, the site was previously occupied by [[W.T. Grant]] (later [[Hancock Fabrics]]) and several smaller tenants. |
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A picture of the store was featured on the Venture website.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980111104543/http://venturestores.com/index.html venturestores.com], archived by the WayBack Machine on January 11, 1998.</ref> |
A picture of the store was featured on the Venture website.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980111104543/http://venturestores.com/index.html venturestores.com], archived by the WayBack Machine on January 11, 1998.</ref> |
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