by Sears Homes | Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Norfolk is home to 16 of these little bungalows (see below), which were moved to their resting place in Riverview and Highland Park from another location. They’re fairly distinctive little houses, and the $64,000 question is, where did they come from? Did they...
by Sears Homes | Apr 12, 2011 | Uncategorized |
To read the most recent update, click here! There are 16 of these little bungalows in Norfolk (see below) moved from another location. According to local lore, these houses were floated up the Lafayette River from an unknown city (where they were originally built)....
by Sears Homes | Apr 10, 2011 | Uncategorized |
The driving-tour brochure offered by the tourism office in Hopewell, VA is called, “The Sears Roebuck Houses by Mail Neighborhood.” Not everyone would agree that eight Sears Homes within a six-block area represents a “neighborhood.” But then...
by Sears Homes | Apr 9, 2011 | Uncategorized |
When I last visited Hopewell in 2003, many good things happened, and I was treated kindly. Sadly, I discovered that many of Hopewell’s “Sears Homes” were not really Sears Homes at all. There were some folks in Hopewell that were pretty unhappy about...
by Sears Homes | Apr 9, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Last night, a friend called and asked about my recent travels. I told her I’d visited Danville, Lynchburg and Hopewell, Virginia. . She quickly replied, “Hopewell?! I thought you were banned from that city!” She’s a funny girl, that one. When...
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