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| name = W.T. Grant #258
| name = W.T. Grant #258
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| storenumber = 258
| storenumber = 258
| location =[[Eastgate Shopping Center (El Paso, Texas)|Grant City Shopping Center]]
| location =[[Eastgate Shopping Center (El Paso, Texas)|Grant City Shopping Center]]
| address = [[9801 Gateway West (El Paso, Texas)|9801 Gateway West]]
| address = [[9801 Gateway Boulevard West (El Paso, Texas)|9801 Gateway Boulevard West]]
| city_state = [[El Paso, Texas]]
| city_state = [[El Paso, Texas]]
| opened =July 25, 1968
| opened =July 25, 1968
| closed = November 1975
| closed= November 1975
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| next =[[Ardan]]
| next =Kurland-Salzman Music Co., [[Ardan]], and [[Pic 'N' Save]]
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'''W.T. Grant #258''' was a [[W.T. Grant]] [[variety store]] located at [[Eastgate Shopping Center (El Paso, Texas)|Grant City Shopping Center]], [[9801 Gateway Boulevard West (El Paso, Texas)|9801 Gateway Boulevard West]] in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41855687/chicago-tribune/ "Store Fixture Auctions: 123 W.T. Grant Stores"], [[Chicago Tribune]], November 7, 1975, p. 6.</ref> The store opened on July 25, 1968 as Grant City, and closed in November 1975 as part of the chain's bankruptcy.
'''W.T. Grant #258''' was a [[W.T. Grant]] [[Discount department store]] located at [[Eastgate Shopping Center (El Paso, Texas)|Grant City Shopping Center]], [[9801 Gateway Boulevard West (El Paso, Texas)|9801 Gateway Boulevard West]] in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41855687/chicago-tribune/ "Store Fixture Auctions: 123 W.T. Grant Stores"], [[Chicago Tribune|''Chicago Tribune'']], November 7, 1975, p. 6.</ref> The store opened on July 25, 1968 as Grant City,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118534555/el-paso-times/ "Original $1,000 Capital Developed Into Billion-Dollar Grants Chain."] [[El Paso Times|''El Paso Times'']], July 25, 1968, p. 8-D.</ref> and closed around November 1975.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118534431/el-paso-times/ Full-page advertisement], [[El Paso Times|''El Paso Times'']], November 17, 1975, p. 5-C.</ref>


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[[Category:W.T. Grant stores in Texas]]
[[Category:W.T. Grant stores in Texas]]
[[Category:Variety stores in El Paso, Texas]]
[[Category:Discount department stores in El Paso, Texas]]

Latest revision as of 01:30, 21 February 2024

W.T. Grant #258
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Store number258
LocationGrant City Shopping Center
Address9801 Gateway Boulevard West
CityEl Paso, Texas
OpenedJuly 25, 1968
ClosedNovember 1975
Next tenantKurland-Salzman Music Co., Ardan, and Pic 'N' Save
Coordinates31°45′41″N 106°21′25″W / 31.76140°N 106.35694°W / 31.76140; -106.35694Coordinates: 31°45′41″N 106°21′25″W / 31.76140°N 106.35694°W / 31.76140; -106.35694

W.T. Grant #258 was a W.T. Grant Discount department store located at Grant City Shopping Center, 9801 Gateway Boulevard West in El Paso, Texas.[1] The store opened on July 25, 1968 as Grant City,[2] and closed around November 1975.[3]

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  1. ↑ "Store Fixture Auctions: 123 W.T. Grant Stores", Chicago Tribune, November 7, 1975, p. 6.
  2. ↑ "Original $1,000 Capital Developed Into Billion-Dollar Grants Chain." El Paso Times, July 25, 1968, p. 8-D.
  3. ↑ Full-page advertisement, El Paso Times, November 17, 1975, p. 5-C.
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