by Sears Homes | Jul 29, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Update!! This house is now scheduled for demolition on August 7th. Click here to read the latest! A Sears House from Montgomery Ward? Yes, it’s true! But the sad news is, it’s slated for immediate demolition. Friday afternoon, I wrote a blog about the...
by Sears Homes | Jun 3, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Many of the 370 designs that Sears offered were quite attractive, thoughtfully designed and architecturally interesting. The Glyndon was not one of them. The best feature of this quotidian castle was its low, low price: $888. According to the accompanying testimonials...
by Sears Homes | May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It must have been hard to write magniloquent, enchanting copy to accompany (and pitch) each of the 370 models that Sears offered in their Modern Homes catalog. And yet, some of these descriptions are pretty darn good – such as this one. The Maywood two-story...
by Sears Homes | May 5, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Of the 370 models that Sears offered, there was only one house that was fancier and bigger than the Glen Falls: The Sears Magnolia. In 1922, the Magnolia had sold for $5,849. In the mid-20s, the Glen Falls sold for $4,560. The Magnolia had 2,900 square feet. The Glen...
by Sears Homes | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Two years ago, when my last computer burped twice and fell over dead, I recovered 35,000 photos from the hard drive. That was two years ago. Since then, I’ve added many more photos, and I’ve received (via email) several hundred photos. Sometimes, it takes...
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