“Sears houses, it’s kind of become a general catch-all for house kits,” said Bill Burg, a local historian. “And there were ...

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.

In its heyday, Sears dominated the US from its headquarters in Chicago, once the country’s tallest tower. The retailer won ...

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.

Google Books, to name one, is an online resource that allows the general public ... especially," said Napier. "So old Sears and Roebuck catalogs from the 1920s and '30s and '40s can reveal a lot about ...