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'''Venture #68''', also known as '''East Plano''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Accent Plaza (Plano, Texas)|Venture Shopping Center]], [[600 Accent Drive (Plano, Texas)|600 Accent Drive]] in [[Plano, Texas|Plano]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980130142548/http://www.venturestores.com/states/cities/dallas.htm Dallas, TX], venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.</ref> The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas, followed by a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25.<ref>Nishimura, Scott. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90748241/fort-worth-star-telegram/ "Venture Stores open a week early."] [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram|''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'']], July 20, 1993, p. 10.</ref> The store ultimately closed on May 10, 1998.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87926376/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Advertisement], [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram|''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'']], April 29, 1998, p. 8.</ref>
'''Venture #68''', also known as '''East Plano''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Accent Plaza (Plano, Texas)|Venture Shopping Center]], [[600 Accent Drive (Plano, Texas)|600 Accent Drive]] in [[Plano, Texas|Plano]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980130142548/http://www.venturestores.com/states/cities/dallas.htm Dallas, TX], venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.</ref> The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas, with a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25.<ref>Nishimura, Scott. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90748241/fort-worth-star-telegram/ "Venture Stores open a week early."] [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram|''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'']], July 20, 1993, p. 10.</ref> The store ultimately closed on May 10, 1998.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87926376/fort-worth-star-telegram/ Advertisement], [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram|''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'']], April 29, 1998, p. 8.</ref>
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Venture #68
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Store number68
NameEast Plano
LocationVenture Shopping Center
Address600 Accent Drive
CityPlano, Texas
OpenedJuly 19, 1993
ClosedMay 10, 1998
Retail floor area96,000 square feet (8,900 m2)
Next tenantEXPO Design Center #512
Coordinates33°00′28″N 96°42′33″W / 33.00790°N 96.70927°W / 33.00790; -96.70927Coordinates: 33°00′28″N 96°42′33″W / 33.00790°N 96.70927°W / 33.00790; -96.70927

Venture #68, also known as East Plano, was a Venture discount department store located at Venture Shopping Center, 600 Accent Drive in Plano, Texas.[1] The store opened on July 19, 1993 as one of the first ten Venture stores in Texas, with a formal grand opening ceremony on July 25.[2] The store ultimately closed on May 10, 1998.[3]

References

  1. Dallas, TX, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
  2. Nishimura, Scott. "Venture Stores open a week early." Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 20, 1993, p. 10.
  3. Advertisement, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 29, 1998, p. 8.