by Sears Homes | Aug 12, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In Fall 2005, I traveled with a dear friend to the New River Gorge in West Virginia. Along the way, we passed five little Sears Homes in a row. It was late in the day and the sun was setting, and I thought I’d never forget where those little houses were. I meant...
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 10, 2010 | Uncategorized |
When I was first married in 1978, my then-husband and I started looking at kit homes from Aladdin, Lowes and Jim Walters. It was so fun to sit down and really study the 75-page catalogs that had arrived in our mailbox. We’d dream and scheme and talk about...
by Sears Homes | Aug 5, 2010 | Uncategorized |
The first time I saw downtown Cairo, I stopped my car in the middle of the street and stared in disbelief. The entire business district, which comprised several blocks of brick streets in beautiful condition, was empty – deserted and devoid of all movement. Had...
by Sears Homes | Aug 2, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In May 1911, Sears opened up a mill in Cairo, Illinois. Cairo’s location at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers made it a natural for shipping and distribution. At the turn of the last century, Cairo (pronounced “Care-Roe”) could boast...
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