Here are some of the most interesting products that Sears sold nearly 120 years ago. The wonderful world of copywriting before things like “laws” and “morals” is on full display in this 1902 catalog.
“Sears houses, it’s kind of become a general catch-all for house kits,” said Bill Burg, a local historian. “And there were ...
Since 2018, the company has been releasing its own toy catalog that gets sent in the mail to Prime members after it announces ...
Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and have the materials shipped directly to them, primarily by rail.
Lennar Homes has proposed a 71-unit project for the old Sears site along San Marcos Boulevard next to the Restaurant Row ...
A transformation is taking place in the Riverside at the site of a closed-down Sears. The now-shuttered space at the corner ...
Now 91, Manuel Cuevas has always created outfits that match the wearer’s unique flare, including an Elvis jumpsuit and Johnny ...
Hotels and guesthouses filled with elaborate escape-room-style puzzles to solve are attracting travelers looking for more ...
Chabot can look at contemporary photos from Google Maps or real estate listings, compare them with pictures from old Sears catalogs and quickly know if the house is the real thing. In California ...
Riverside to demolish old Sears building, replace with mixed-use development The 17 acres of land will populate 380 apartment units and townhomes, retail space, and restaurants by 2027.
Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special. Minnie Kendall’s Roseville house was ...