Webster Groves: Part V

To read Webster Groves, Part I, click here. Part II is here. And Part III can be found here. Lastly, here’s Part IV. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To read Webster Groves, Part I, click here. Part II is here. And Part III can be found here. Lastly, here’s...

Webster Groves, Missouri: Part IV

What do Webster Groves, Missouri and Grand Haven, Michigan have in common? Both are home to an unusual Sears model with the pedestrian (but descriptive) name: “The Cape Cod.” While I’d love to take credit for finding the “Cape Cod” in...

More on Jim Walter Homes…

In the last couple years, I’ve had probably about 20 requests for more information on Jim Walter Homes. As mentioned in a prior blog, the company started doing business in 1946 and ceased in 2009, having sold about 320,000 homes. That’s a lot of houses....