by Sears Homes | Jul 30, 2015 | Uncategorized |
A few days ago, I sent Rachel pictures of an intriguing bungalow I’d found in Webster Groves. I thought I’d seen it somewhere before, but she quickly identified it as “Design #122” from Henry L. Wilson’s planbook (published 1907). Henry...
by Sears Homes | Jul 28, 2015 | Uncategorized |
In Spring 2002, my new book on Sears Homes had just been published, and the Webster Grove Public Library (Missouri) was one of the first places that offered me a speaking gig. A few days before the big event, someone called me and asked, “Have you been out to...
by Sears Homes | Jul 24, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The word Villa literally means, “country house” and it’s also the name of Aladdin’s finest home. Just like Sears, Aladdin sold kit homes through mail order catalogs. Aladdin was actually a bigger company than Sears, and lasted longer. Sears...
by Sears Homes | Jul 23, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Anyone familiar with the movie “Back to The Future” will recognize that refrain. Early in the movie, an older woman thrusts a coffee can toward Michael J. Fox, and bellows, “Save the clock tower!” It was 30 years ago that I first saw that...
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