by Sears Homes | May 18, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In the late 1800s, the repair shops for Norfolk and Western’s steam locomotives were based in Crewe, Virginia. In the mid 20th Century, railroads abandoned steam (and their repair shops) and turned to diesel-electric locomotives. One of the legacies left behind...
by Sears Homes | May 17, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In late 2006, my dear friend Dale Wolicki drove from Michigan to Norfolk, Virginia to watch me get married. After the ceremony, Dale mentioned that after the wedding, he was heading south to Roanoke Rapids, NC to check out a large collection of Aladdin kit homes in...
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 1, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Yes Virginia,there’s an awesome collection of kit homes in Hopewell but they’re mostly kit homes from Aladdin! Hopewell does have a few Sears Homes. In fact they have eight in their Crescent Hills area. But the Aladdin kit homes number in the dozens. And...
by Sears Homes | Mar 29, 2011 | Uncategorized |
About 30% of kit homes were customized when built. That’s almost one out of three, and that’s one of the things that makes identification of these homes so difficult. And that doesn’t count modifications and remodeling! Today, some of these kit...
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