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| address = [[5033 North Elston Avenue (Chicago, Illinois)|5033 North Elston Avenue]]
| address = [[5033 North Elston Avenue (Chicago, Illinois)|5033 North Elston Avenue]]
| city_state = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| city_state = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| opened = ''November 16, 1987''
| opened= November 16, 1987
| closed = July 15, 1998
| closed = July 15, 1998
| store_type =
| store_type =

Latest revision as of 01:34, 21 February 2024

Venture #168
Map
Store number168
NameElston
Address5033 North Elston Avenue
CityChicago, Illinois
OpenedNovember 16, 1987
ClosedJuly 15, 1998
Next tenantKmart #9376
Coordinates41°58′22″N 87°44′44″W / 41.97289°N 87.74561°W / 41.97289; -87.74561Coordinates: 41°58′22″N 87°44′44″W / 41.97289°N 87.74561°W / 41.97289; -87.74561

Venture #168, also known as Elston, was a Venture discount department store located at 5033 North Elston Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.[1] The store opened on or around November 16, 1987,[2] with a formal grand opening ceremony on November 22.[3] The store closed on July 15, 1998.[4] Prior to Venture, the site was previously occupied by a Skil Corporation manufacturing plant.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Chicago, IL, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
  2. Venture spreadsheet.
  3. Full-page advertisement, Chicago Tribune, November 22, 1987.
  4. Advertisement, Chicago Tribune, July 9, 1998, p. 18.