Venture 2: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Content added Content deleted
(→top) |
No edit summary |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Automated article}} |
|||
{{Infobox Venture |
{{Infobox Venture |
||
| coordinates = {{coord|38. |
| coordinates = {{coord|38.59424|-89.98750|display=inline,title}} |
||
| name = Venture #2 |
| name = Venture #2 |
||
| image = |
| image = |
||
| Line 15: | Line 14: | ||
| replaced_by = |
| replaced_by = |
||
| previous = |
| previous = |
||
| next = [[Kmart 9331|Kmart #9331]] |
| next = [[Kmart 9331|Kmart #9331]], Solomon Trading, Supermarket of Shoes, [[Colonel Days]], and Spectrum Tire |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Venture #2''', also known as |
'''Venture #2''', also known as '''Fairview Heights''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[6525 North Illinois Street (Fairview Heights, Illinois)|6525 North Illinois Street]] in [[Fairview Heights, Illinois|Fairview Heights]], [[Illinois]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980130143443/http://www.venturestores.com:80/states/cities/stloui~1.htm Metro East, IL], venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.</ref> The store opened on March 24, 1970,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph/132043845/ "First Illinois Venture Store Opens Tuesday."] ''[[The Telegraph|Alton Evening Telegraph]]'', March 23, 1970, p. B-6.</ref> with a formal grand opening ceremony on March 30.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/131311060/ Full-page advertisement], ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', March 29, 1970, p. 14 and [https://newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/131311075/ p. 15].</ref> It was the second Venture location overall, and the first Venture in Illinois. In 1982, the store would be remodeled, with a grand reopening ceremony on August 12.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-belleville-news-democrat/117982986/ "Venture Fairview Heights Celebrates Grand Re-Opening."] ''[[Belleville News-Democrat]]'', August 15, 1982, p. 4.</ref> The store closed on July 15, 1998.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/111886697/ Advertisement], ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', July 9, 1998, p. C8.</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Latest revision as of 02:26, 20 September 2023
| Venture #2 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Store number | 2 |
| Name | Fairview Heights |
| Address | 6525 North Illinois Street |
| City | Fairview Heights, Illinois |
| Opened | March 24, 1970 |
| Closed | July 15, 1998 |
| Next tenant | Kmart #9331, Solomon Trading, Supermarket of Shoes, Colonel Days, and Spectrum Tire |
| Coordinates | 38°35′39″N 89°59′15″W / 38.59424°N 89.98750°WCoordinates: 38°35′39″N 89°59′15″W / 38.59424°N 89.98750°W |
Venture #2, also known as Fairview Heights, was a Venture discount department store located at 6525 North Illinois Street in Fairview Heights, Illinois.[1] The store opened on March 24, 1970,[2] with a formal grand opening ceremony on March 30.[3] It was the second Venture location overall, and the first Venture in Illinois. In 1982, the store would be remodeled, with a grand reopening ceremony on August 12.[4] The store closed on July 15, 1998.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Metro East, IL, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
- ↑ "First Illinois Venture Store Opens Tuesday." Alton Evening Telegraph, March 23, 1970, p. B-6.
- ↑ Full-page advertisement, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 29, 1970, p. 14 and p. 15.
- ↑ "Venture Fairview Heights Celebrates Grand Re-Opening." Belleville News-Democrat, August 15, 1982, p. 4.
- ↑ Advertisement, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 9, 1998, p. C8.