Wood River and Their Sears Homes

by | Feb 13, 2011 | Uncategorized | 0 comments

Thanks to Standard Oil (later known as Amoco, and later known as BP), Wood River, Illinois has 23 pretty little Sears Homes lined up on 9th Street (near downtown).  Standard Oil moved into Wood River in 1908, and in 1918, Standard Oil decided to build houses for their...

The Lady on Horseback

by | Jan 22, 2011 | Uncategorized | 1 comment

In 1918, Standard Oil of Indiana made mail-order history when they placed a $1 million order with Sears Roebuck & Company for 192 Honor-Bilt homes. It was purported to be the largest order in the history of the Sears Modern Homes department. Standard Oil purchased...