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'''Woolco #6032''' was a [[Woolco]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Gateway Center (Temple, Texas)|Towne & Country Shopping Center]], [[4501 South General Bruce Drive (Temple, Texas)|4401 South General Bruce Drive]] in [[Temple, Texas|Temple]], [[Texas]].<ref>''[https://ia601604.us.archive.org/19/items/1968-temple-city-directory/1968_Temple_City_Directory.pdf Temple City Directory, 1968]'', R.L. Polk & Co., p. 358, via archive.org</ref> The store opened on November 8, 1967 as the first Woolco in Central Texas, the sixth Woolco in Texas, and the 68th Woolco overall.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/temple-daily-telegram-11-07-67/Temple_Daily_Telegram_11_07_67.pdf "Wednesday Opening Set For New Store."] ''[[Temple Daily Telegram]]'', November 7, 1967.</ref> The store ultimately closed on October 25, 1980, when it was replaced by [[Woolco 6445]].<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth309473/m1/12/ Full-page advertisement], ''[[The Ft. Hood Sentinel]]'', October 23, 1980, p. 14-B.</ref> It was the third Woolco to close in Texas, and the only Woolco to be replaced by a newer location.<ref name=":1">[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e8dgKwDJKVxE78RvjrM1DG_0Ld5NhyP9ZcXIu11T3IA/edit#gid=654357069 Woolco] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]]</ref>
'''Woolco #6032''' was a [[Woolco]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Gateway Center (Temple, Texas)|Towne & Country Shopping Center]], [[4501 South General Bruce Drive (Temple, Texas)|4401 South General Bruce Drive]] in [[Temple, Texas|Temple]], [[Texas]].<ref>''[https://ia601604.us.archive.org/19/items/1968-temple-city-directory/1968_Temple_City_Directory.pdf Temple City Directory, 1968]'', R.L. Polk & Co., p. 358, via archive.org</ref> The store opened on November 8, 1967,<ref>[https://archive.org/download/temple-daily-telegram-11-07-67/Temple_Daily_Telegram_11_07_67.pdf "Wednesday Opening Set For New Store."] ''[[Temple Daily Telegram]]'', November 7, 1967.</ref> and closed on October 25, 1980 when it was replaced by [[Woolco 6445]].<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth309473/m1/12/ Full-page advertisement], ''[[The Ft. Hood Sentinel]]'', October 23, 1980, p. 14-B.</ref> It was the only Woolco to be replaced by a newer location.


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Latest revision as of 16:31, 21 February 2024

Woolco #6032
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Store number6032
LocationTowne & Country Shopping Center
Address4401 South General Bruce Drive
CityTemple, Texas
OpenedNovember 8, 1967
ClosedOctober 25, 1980
Replaced byWoolco 6445
Next tenantWeberg Furniture 48
Coordinates31°05′11″N 97°23′47″W / 31.08649°N 97.39646°W / 31.08649; -97.39646Coordinates: 31°05′11″N 97°23′47″W / 31.08649°N 97.39646°W / 31.08649; -97.39646

Woolco #6032 was a Woolco discount department store located at Towne & Country Shopping Center, 4401 South General Bruce Drive in Temple, Texas.[1] The store opened on November 8, 1967,[2] and closed on October 25, 1980 when it was replaced by Woolco 6445.[3] It was the only Woolco to be replaced by a newer location.

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  1. ↑ Temple City Directory, 1968, R.L. Polk & Co., p. 358, via archive.org
  2. ↑ "Wednesday Opening Set For New Store." Temple Daily Telegram, November 7, 1967.
  3. ↑ Full-page advertisement, The Ft. Hood Sentinel, October 23, 1980, p. 14-B.
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