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| name = Woolco #6181
| name = Woolco #6181
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| storenumber = 6181
| storenumber = 6181
| location = [[Fondren Square (Houston, Texas)|Fondren Square]]
| location = [[Fondren Square (Houston, Texas)|Fondren Square]]
| address = [[7415 Southwest Freeway (Houston, Texas)|7415 Southwest Freeway]]
| address = [[7419 Southwest Freeway (Houston, Texas)|7415 Southwest Freeway]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| city_state = [[Houston, Texas]]
| opened = November 23, 1970
| opened = November 23, 1970
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| next =[[Mervyn's 119|Mervyn's #119]] and [[Weiner's]]
| next =[[Mervyn's 119]] and [[J. Brannam 4223]]
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'''Woolco #6181''' was a [[Woolco]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Fondren Square (Houston, Texas)|Fondren Square]], [[7415 Southwest Freeway (Houston, Texas)|7415 Southwest Freeway]] 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 on November 23, 1970 as the sixth Woolco in the Houston area, the 21st Woolco in Texas, and the 160th Woolco overall.<ref>[https://archive.org/download/news-article-houston-chronicle-published-as-houston-chronicle-november-22-1970-p-155/News_Article__Houston_Chronicle_published_as_HOUSTON_CHRONICLE___November_22_1970__p155.pdf "Woolco Department Store Opens At Southwest Fwy. and Fondren."] [[Houston Chronicle]], November 22, 1970, p. 10.</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 #6181''' was a [[Woolco]] [[discount department store]] located at [[Fondren Square (Houston, Texas)|Fondren Square]], [[7419 Southwest Freeway (Houston, Texas)|7415 Southwest Freeway]] 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 on November 23, 1970,<ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1C2A34C3EF45E0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A14DB39C1C40322B4%2540EANX-NB-162D784B654DF5E4%25402440913-162D0E65E7822818%2540154/hlterms%3A "Woolco Department Store Opens At Southwest Fwy. and Fondren."] ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', November 22, 1970, p. 10.</ref> and 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>

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[[Category:Woolco stores in Texas]]
[[Category:Woolco stores in Texas]]
[[Category:Discount department stores in Houston, Texas]]
[[Category:Discount department stores in Houston, Texas]]

Latest revision as of 14:51, 25 April 2024

Woolco #6181
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Store number6181
LocationFondren Square
Address7415 Southwest Freeway
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedNovember 23, 1970
ClosedJanuary 15, 1983
Next tenantMervyn's 119 and J. Brannam 4223
Coordinates29°41′52″N 95°31′00″W / 29.69785°N 95.51657°W / 29.69785; -95.51657Coordinates: 29°41′52″N 95°31′00″W / 29.69785°N 95.51657°W / 29.69785; -95.51657

Woolco #6181 was a Woolco discount department store located at Fondren Square, 7415 Southwest Freeway in Houston, Texas.[1] The store opened on November 23, 1970,[2] and closed on January 15, 1983.[3]

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  1. ↑ Foot Locker Specialty, Inc., Sales Taxpayer Search, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
  2. ↑ "Woolco Department Store Opens At Southwest Fwy. and Fondren." Houston Chronicle, November 22, 1970, p. 10.
  3. ↑ Advertisement, The Baytown Sun, January 13, 1983, p. 8-B.
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