by Sears Homes | Jan 21, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It’s called, “East End,” and it’s a badly blighted, crime-ridden part of the otherwise lovely, history laden city of Newport News (Virginia). Despite the fact that I’m a native of Tidewater, I never knew this neighborhood existed, until I...
by Sears Homes | Oct 17, 2010 | Uncategorized |
According to descendants of my home’s original owner, the trees went up when the house was built. In other words, these three oak trees sitting pretty on three of the home’s four corners, were planted in 1925. When we bought the house in March 2007, we had...
by Sears Homes | Aug 18, 2010 | Uncategorized |
For most of my years, I’ve dreamt of living in the Blue Ridge Mountains. And I will get there one day. In the meantime, I’ll spend my spare time driving around in the hills, looking for Sears Homes. Do you know what a Sears Home is? These were true kits,...
by Sears Homes | Aug 12, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Updated February 25, 2018: I’m still interested in finding these houses in Atlantic City! If you know where they might be, please leave a comment below! * A few days ago, I was looking through the pages of my 1923 Sears Modern Homes catalog when I happened upon...
by Sears Homes | Aug 2, 2010 | Uncategorized |
For years and years, I lived in the St. Louis area and that’s where I wrote my books on Sears Homes (and where I did all the research). In 2006, I moved back “home” to Hampton Roads (where I was born and raised), and it was pure fun to spend my spare...
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