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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]]. The store opened on November 23, 1970 as the sixth Woolco in the Houston area, 21st Woolco in Texas, and the 160th Woolco overall.<ref>"Sixth for Houston Area: Woolco Department Store Opens At Southwest Fwy. and Fondren", [[Houston Chronicle]], November 22, 1970, page 10, section 9.</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, page 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]], [[7415 Southwest Freeway (Houston, Texas)|7415 Southwest Freeway]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. The store opened on November 23, 1970 as the sixth Woolco in the Houston area, 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 "Sixth for Houston Area: Woolco Department Store Opens At Southwest Fwy. and Fondren"], [[Houston Chronicle]], November 22, 1970, page 10, section 9.</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, page 8-B.</ref><ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e8dgKwDJKVxE78RvjrM1DG_0Ld5NhyP9ZcXIu11T3IA/edit#gid=654357069 Woolco] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]]</ref>


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Coordinates: 29°41′53″N 95°31′00″W / 29.69811°N 95.51661°W / 29.69811; -95.51661

Woolco #6181
Store number6181
LocationFondren Square
Address7415 Southwest Freeway
CityHouston, Texas
OpenedNovember 23, 1970
ClosedJanuary 15, 1983
Next tenantMervyn's #119, Weiner's

Woolco #6181 was a Woolco discount department store located at Fondren Square, 7415 Southwest Freeway in Houston, Texas. The store opened on November 23, 1970 as the sixth Woolco in the Houston area, 21st Woolco in Texas, and the 160th Woolco overall.[1] The store ultimately closed on January 15, 1983.[2][3]

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