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'''Woolco #6109''' was a [[Woolco]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Weslayan Plaza East (Houston, Texas)|Weslayan Shopping Center]], [[3900 Bissonnet Street (Houston, Texas)|3900 Bissonnet Street]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=9000160015162 Foot Locker Specialty, Inc.], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened November 25, 1968 as the second Woolco in the Houston area, and the 11th Woolco in Texas.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-published-as-houston-chronicle-november-28-1968-p-106/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___November_28_1968__p106.pdf "2nd Woolco store opened."] [[Houston Chronicle]], November 28, 1968, p. 2.</ref> The store ultimately closed on January 15, 1983.<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153174/m1/16/ Advertisement], [[The Baytown Sun]], January 13, 1983, p. 8-B.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e8dgKwDJKVxE78RvjrM1DG_0Ld5NhyP9ZcXIu11T3IA/edit#gid=654357069 Woolco] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]]</ref>
'''Woolco #6109''' was a [[Woolco]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Weslayan Plaza East (Houston, Texas)|Weslayan Shopping Center]], [[3900 Bissonnet Street (Houston, Texas)|3900 Bissonnet Street]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]].<ref>[https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/staxpayersearch/processTaxpyer.do?tpNtrlId=9000160015162 Foot Locker Specialty, Inc.], Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.</ref> The store opened November 25, 1968 as the second Woolco in the Houston area, and the 11th Woolco in Texas.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-published-as-houston-chronicle-november-28-1968-p-106/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___November_28_1968__p106.pdf "2nd Woolco store opened."] ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', November 28, 1968, p. 2.</ref> The store ultimately closed on January 15, 1983.<ref>[https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153174/m1/16/ Advertisement], ''[[The Baytown Sun]]'', January 13, 1983, p. 8-B.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e8dgKwDJKVxE78RvjrM1DG_0Ld5NhyP9ZcXIu11T3IA/edit#gid=654357069 Woolco] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]]</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:41, 8 April 2023

Woolco #6109
Map
Store number6109
LocationWeslayan Shopping Center
Address3900 Bissonnet Street
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedNovember 25, 1968
ClosedJanuary 15, 1983
Next tenantHighland Superstores, Front Row, Miller's Outpost #212, and Bering's Hardware
Coordinates29°43′23″N 95°26′24″W / 29.72307°N 95.43992°W / 29.72307; -95.43992Coordinates: 29°43′23″N 95°26′24″W / 29.72307°N 95.43992°W / 29.72307; -95.43992

Woolco #6109 was a Woolco discount department store located at Weslayan Shopping Center, 3900 Bissonnet Street in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened November 25, 1968 as the second Woolco in the Houston area, and the 11th Woolco in Texas.[2] The store ultimately closed on January 15, 1983.[3][4]

References

  1. Foot Locker Specialty, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. "2nd Woolco store opened." Houston Chronicle, November 28, 1968, p. 2.
  3. Advertisement, The Baytown Sun, January 13, 1983, p. 8-B.
  4. Woolco spreadsheet