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| name = Venture #79
| name = Venture #79
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| storenumber = 79
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| storename = Elgin
| storename = Elgin
| location =[[River Ridge Business Center (Elgin, Illinois)|Fox River Plaza]]
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| address = [[450 Airport Road (Elgin, Illinois)|450 Airport Road]]
| address = [[450 Airport Road (Elgin, Illinois)|450 Airport Road]]
| city_state = [[Elgin, Illinois]]
| city_state = [[Elgin, Illinois]]
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| opened = April 29, 1985
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| closed = July 15, 1998
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| next = [[Kmart 9366|Kmart #9366]]
|temp_closed=March 1996|reopened=November 2, 1996}}
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'''Venture #79''', also known as the '''Elgin''' Venture store, was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[450 Airport Road (Elgin, Illinois)|450 Airport Road]] in [[Elgin, Illinois|Elgin]], [[Illinois]].<ref>Store Locator, venturestores.com, 1996-1998, archived at [http://deadmalls.com/archive/www.venturestores.com/locator.htm deadmalls.com] and [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.venturestores.com/states/cities/* archive.org].</ref>
'''Venture #79''', also known as '''Elgin''', was a [[Venture Stores|Venture]] [[discount department store]] located at [[River Ridge Business Center (Elgin, Illinois)|Fox River Plaza]], [[450 Airport Road (Elgin, Illinois)|450 Airport Road]] in [[Elgin, Illinois|Elgin]], [[Illinois]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/19980130143709/http://www.venturestores.com:80/states/cities/chicago.htm Chicago, IL], venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.</ref> The store opened on April 29, 1985, with a formal grand opening ceremony on May 5.<ref>Dziuba, Gerard. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/cardunal-free-press/114143431/ "Venture opens and gives others run for the money."] ''[[Cardunal Free Press]]'', May 2, 1985, p. A4.</ref> In March 1996, the store was temporarily converted to an outlet store during a corporate reorganization, and would reopen as a department store on November 2.<ref>Fusco, Chris. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald/122408223/ "Revamped Venture store reopens in Elgin."] ''[[The Daily Herald]]'', November 3, 1996, p. 4.</ref> The store closed on July 15, 1998.<ref>[https://stcharles.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?fn=kane_county_chronicle_usa_illinois_geneva_19980709_english_2&df=1&dt=1&cid=2738 Advertisement], ''[[Kane County Chronicle]]'', July 9, 1998, p. 2.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:08, 18 September 2023

Venture #79
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Store number79
NameElgin
LocationFox River Plaza
Address450 Airport Road
CityElgin, Illinois
OpenedApril 29, 1985
Temporarily closedMarch 1996
ReopenedNovember 2, 1996
ClosedJuly 15, 1998
Next tenantKmart #9366
Coordinates42°04′21″N 88°17′11″W / 42.07252°N 88.28646°W / 42.07252; -88.28646Coordinates: 42°04′21″N 88°17′11″W / 42.07252°N 88.28646°W / 42.07252; -88.28646

Venture #79, also known as Elgin, was a Venture discount department store located at Fox River Plaza, 450 Airport Road in Elgin, Illinois.[1] The store opened on April 29, 1985, with a formal grand opening ceremony on May 5.[2] In March 1996, the store was temporarily converted to an outlet store during a corporate reorganization, and would reopen as a department store on November 2.[3] The store closed on July 15, 1998.[4]

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  1. Chicago, IL, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
  2. Dziuba, Gerard. "Venture opens and gives others run for the money." Cardunal Free Press, May 2, 1985, p. A4.
  3. Fusco, Chris. "Revamped Venture store reopens in Elgin." The Daily Herald, November 3, 1996, p. 4.
  4. Advertisement, Kane County Chronicle, July 9, 1998, p. 2.