by Sears Homes | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized |
When you drive into Sandston (Virginia), you might see this historic marker (shown below) which states that Sandston (a WW1-era DuPont munitions site) had “230 Aladdin houses, that were erected for plant workers.” That’s the “oopsie.”...
by Sears Homes | Mar 15, 2014 | Uncategorized |
* A two-year-old blog on Richmond kit homes has generated 2,000+ views in 48 hours. That’s a lot for one blog. And then on Friday, I discovered an advertisement in a 1921 newspaper featuring a potential *neighborhood* of Sears Homes near the Botanical Gardens....
by Sears Homes | Feb 28, 2014 | Uncategorized |
UPDATED! See new photos below!! Today, I was at the Norfolk Public Library reading an old Richmond Times Dispatch from October 23, 1921 when I stumbled across this “pictorial record” of a fine old house in Richmond. It caught my eye for several reasons:...
by Sears Homes | Feb 7, 2014 | Uncategorized |
If you love history or if you just like looking at pictures of old houses, you won’t want to miss our talk at the next CPRV Civic League Meeting. David Spriggs and I will give a talk Monday night, featuring more than 100 vintage photos (many of which were...
by Sears Homes | Nov 16, 2013 | Uncategorized |
After the War to End All Wars ended (November 1918), the whole world changed. The bloom of Virginia’s youth had gone to Europe to fight in The Great War. Between mustard gas and powerful munitions, many suffered crippling injuries and many never made it back...
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