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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you grew up in Houston, you know “Mattress Mack” is a household name. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale arrived in Houston in 1981 and opened the first Gallery Furniture store in an abandoned model home park at 6006 I-45 North Freeway. He’s called the Bayou City home ever since, becoming an icon and for some people, …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you grew up in Houston, you know “Mattress Mack” is a household name. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale arrived in Houston in 1981 and opened the first Gallery Furniture store in an abandoned model home park at 6006 I-45 North Freeway. He’s called the Bayou City home ever since, becoming an icon and for some people, …