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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, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16.<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, p. 35A.</ref> It was tied with [[Venture 143]] and [[Venture 131]] for the 10th Venture in the Houston area, and the 17th 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> 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 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, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16.<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|''Houston Chronicle'']], October 16, 1994, p. 35A.</ref> It was tied with [[Venture 143]] and [[Venture 131]] for the 10th Venture in the Houston area, and the 17th 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|''Houston Chronicle'']], August 24, 1997, p. 38A.</ref> 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>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:49, 27 March 2023

Venture #139
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Store number139
NameMeyerland
LocationMeyerland Plaza Mall
Address300 Meyerland Plaza Mall
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedOctober 10, 1994
ClosedSeptember 3, 1997
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 the Meyerland Venture store, 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, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on October 16.[2] It was tied with Venture 143 and Venture 131 for the 10th Venture in the Houston area, and the 17th Venture in Texas. The store closed on or around September 3, 1997.[3] Prior to Venture, the site was previously occupied by W.T. Grant and several smaller tenants.[4]

References

  1. Venture Stores, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. Full-page advertisement, Houston Chronicle, October 16, 1994, p. 35A.
  3. Advertisement, Houston Chronicle, August 24, 1997, p. 38A.
  4. Venture spreadsheet.