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'''Venture #140''', also known as the '''Voss''' Venture store, was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Westheimer Crossing (Houston, Texas)|Westheimer Crossing]], [[7600 Westheimer Road (Houston, Texas)|7600 Westheimer Road]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[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 or around March 13, 1995,<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 March 19.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-march-19-1995-p-91/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__March_19_1995__p91.pdf Full-page advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], March 19, 1995.</ref> 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>
'''Venture #140''', also known as '''Voss''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Westheimer Crossing (Houston, Texas)|Westheimer Crossing]], [[7600 Westheimer Road (Houston, Texas)|7600 Westheimer Road]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[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 or around March 13, 1995,<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 March 19.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-march-19-1995-p-91/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle__March_19_1995__p91.pdf Full-page advertisement], [[Houston Chronicle|''Houston Chronicle'']], March 19, 1995.</ref> 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 03:52, 31 July 2023

Venture #140
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Store number140
NameVoss
LocationWestheimer Crossing
Address7600 Westheimer Road
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedMarch 13, 1995
ClosedApril 27, 1998
Retail floor area106,000 square feet (9,800 m2)
Next tenantEXPO Design Center #6519
Coordinates29°44′24″N 95°30′14″W / 29.73995°N 95.50378°W / 29.73995; -95.50378Coordinates: 29°44′24″N 95°30′14″W / 29.73995°N 95.50378°W / 29.73995; -95.50378

Venture #140, also known as Voss, was a Venture discount department store located at Westheimer Crossing, 7600 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on or around March 13, 1995,[2] followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on March 19.[3] The store ultimately closed on April 27, 1998.[4]

References

  1. Houston, TX, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
  2. Venture spreadsheet.
  3. Full-page advertisement, Houston Chronicle, March 19, 1995.
  4. Advertisement, The Baytown Sun, April 21, 1998, p. 5-A.