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'''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> The store closed on July 15, 1998.<ref>[https:// |
'''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 number | 79 |
| Name | Elgin |
| Location | Fox River Plaza |
| Address | 450 Airport Road |
| City | Elgin, Illinois |
| Opened | April 29, 1985 |
| Temporarily closed | March 1996 |
| Reopened | November 2, 1996 |
| Closed | July 15, 1998 |
| Next tenant | Kmart #9366 |
| Coordinates | 42°04′21″N 88°17′11″W / 42.07252°N 88.28646°WCoordinates: 42°04′21″N 88°17′11″W / 42.07252°N 88.28646°W |
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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- ↑ Chicago, IL, venturestores.com, archived by the WayBack Machine on January 30, 1998.
- ↑ Dziuba, Gerard. "Venture opens and gives others run for the money." Cardunal Free Press, May 2, 1985, p. A4.
- ↑ Fusco, Chris. "Revamped Venture store reopens in Elgin." The Daily Herald, November 3, 1996, p. 4.
- ↑ Advertisement, Kane County Chronicle, July 9, 1998, p. 2.