by Sears Homes | Feb 3, 2019 | Uncategorized |
When I started the “Sears Kit Homes” group on Facebook in 2009 (thanks to Rachel for remembering!), I dragged 12 friends into the group just so it wouldn’t look so pitiful. As the years passed, the group grew in numbers and I was gobsmacked when we...
by Sears Homes | Jan 24, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Sears appears to be going out of business, and in a few months, my little book business will follow suit. In 1999, I started working on a book about Sears kit homes. In early 2002, it was self-published, and I used 50% of my net worth to produce 1,000 copies. In 2004,...
by Sears Homes | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized |
The last few weeks, I’ve been watching Boardwalk Empire (HBO), set in 1920s Atlantic City. It’s centered around the real life story of prohibition-era gangster Enoch Johnson, who’s known as Enoch (“Nucky”) Thompson on the show. From the...
by Sears Homes | Aug 3, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Last week, I traveled to New Martinsville, West Virginia to see what was purported to be the 9th Magnolia. Prior to this, there were only eight known Magnolias in the country. The Magnolia was the crème de la crème of Sears Homes, with countless accoutrements and fine...
by Sears Homes | May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Last February, as Robert, Pat and I sat together in Robert’s Sears Home, he said, “The open floor plan will probably be considered one of the most heinous atrocities ever committed against American architecture.” A man after my own heart. When...
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