Woolco 6011
| Woolco #6011 | |
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| Store number | 6011 |
| Location | Parkdale Plaza |
| Address | 4041 South Staples Street |
| City | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Opened | March 11, 1964 |
| Temporarily closed | August 1970 |
| Reopened | June 16, 1971 |
| Closed | January 15, 1983 |
| Retail floor area | 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2) |
| Next tenant | Home Pro Warehouse |
| Coordinates | 27°43′48″N 97°23′00″W / 27.72996°N 97.38343°WCoordinates: 27°43′48″N 97°23′00″W / 27.72996°N 97.38343°W |
Woolco #6011 was a Woolco discount department store located at Parkdale Plaza, 4041 South Staples Street in Corpus Christi, Texas.[1] The store opened on March 11, 1964 as the first Woolco in Texas.[2] In August 1970, the building was severely damaged by Hurricane Celia 
, with a portion of the roof caving in. Woolco did not close its store, operating out of a series of tents in the parking lot until the building was declared safe to move back into. One-third of the store building was made unusable by the hurricane damage. The store continued to operate during the process of repairing the building, which began in January 1971.[3] The store held a grand reopening on June 16, 1971, after the repairs were completed.[4] The store closed on January 15, 1983.[5]
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- ↑ Foot Locker Specialty, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- ↑ "Woolco's Top Officials To Open New Store Here." Corpus Christi Times, March 10, 1964.
- ↑ "Woolco to Start Rebuilding Store." Corpus Christi Caller, January 26, 1971, p. 1.
- ↑ "Stampede Begins", Corpus Christi Caller, June 17, 1971, p. 1.
- ↑ George, Ron. "Woolco closes chapter of local history." Corpus Christi Caller, January 17, 1983, p. 1.