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'''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> 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>
'''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>


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Latest revision as of 02:26, 20 September 2023

Venture #2
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Store number2
NameFairview Heights
Address6525 North Illinois Street
CityFairview Heights, Illinois
OpenedMarch 24, 1970
ClosedJuly 15, 1998
Next tenantKmart #9331, Solomon Trading, Supermarket of Shoes, Colonel Days, and Spectrum Tire
Coordinates38°35′39″N 89°59′15″W / 38.59424°N 89.98750°W / 38.59424; -89.98750Coordinates: 38°35′39″N 89°59′15″W / 38.59424°N 89.98750°W / 38.59424; -89.98750

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]

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  1. ↑ Metro East, IL, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
  2. ↑ "First Illinois Venture Store Opens Tuesday." Alton Evening Telegraph, March 23, 1970, p. B-6.
  3. ↑ Full-page advertisement, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 29, 1970, p. 14 and p. 15.
  4. ↑ "Venture Fairview Heights Celebrates Grand Re-Opening." Belleville News-Democrat, August 15, 1982, p. 4.
  5. ↑ Advertisement, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 9, 1998, p. C8.
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