tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post3150412265389759137..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: When You Wish Upon a SearsDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-68361550607902885102010-01-16T18:27:14.424-06:002010-01-16T18:27:14.424-06:00Adam - Thanks for that additional link. I'm a ...Adam - Thanks for that additional link. I'm a big fan of your work!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-25784134032436982722010-01-03T17:59:55.613-06:002010-01-03T17:59:55.613-06:00Hey Jack, that's my photo of the old Sears in ...Hey Jack, that's my photo of the old Sears in downtown Peoria. I was saddened to find out last year that it had been demolished. So the land is still vacant? The last I heard was that a museum was supposed to be built on the vacant lot.<br /><br />Here's the old Sears in downtown Decatur. It moved out to the Hickory Point Mall and is now the public library.<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/843667506/Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-48304857637868039792010-01-01T23:48:53.641-06:002010-01-01T23:48:53.641-06:00Maggy – Thank you! It certainly was a great-lookin...Maggy – Thank you! It certainly was a great-looking store! Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Didi –Me too, always. One like this!<br /><br />Matt – Very well said – I guess we all have our mind’s eye version of the perfect classic mall, and mine would include the script Sears as well – such a striking visual image, especially compared to the way their stores currently appear. Sounds like Park Plaza was a wonderful place.<br /><br />I hope that you had a great Christmas as well! <br /><br />Jack – Wow, that one was a beauty!Very glad that someone photographed it. And it does look huge!<br /><br />Hope that you had a very nice holiday season!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-28656273275025772272009-12-23T19:26:13.867-06:002009-12-23T19:26:13.867-06:00Awesome! Here's the Sears I grew up with in D...Awesome! Here's the Sears I grew up with in Downtown Peoria. It's now an ugly pit of empty land in my hometown's downtown awaiting redevelopment. This was a huge store. <br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/2820783235/Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614544483622019936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-18126212473952135992009-12-23T15:33:47.456-06:002009-12-23T15:33:47.456-06:00Never will forget those years (early/mid 1980s) in...Never will forget those years (early/mid 1980s) in my life when thumbing through a Sears, Penneys or Wards (Christmas '84 being their final one) catalogs was like one had up and gone to heavenly paradise. I'm not sure what was better either....waking up Christmas morning, or perusing the catalogs beforehand.<br /><br />That big mall in my dreams, the stores would look just like this one pictured, and would still be adorned with that script outside (and the classic serif all-caps logo in brilliant blue for interior mall entryways). I can only imagine the interior of this particular store during this time of year...never got to experience a true 'full line' Sears of the era. By the time I got into my first full-line store (Oshkosh - Park Plaza downtown) in 1984, stuff like toys and the candy counter were all but gone, in lieu of more apparel space.<br /><br />Speaking of Park Plaza, that's a mall I miss. It was really a magical space during the holidays. Strings of lights hanging down from the skylight atriums, the large Center Court turned into a North Pole-style scene. Not to forget the absolutely jammed parking deck, surrounding lots, and the halls with shoppers almost shoulder-to-shoulder<br /><br />Ah yes, and I shouldn't forget, Dave. Merry Christmas.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995028308806276177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-71682272020063617022009-12-23T14:15:33.070-06:002009-12-23T14:15:33.070-06:00I am definately wiahing upon a Sears!I am definately wiahing upon a Sears!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-44827300550283053992009-12-23T01:24:15.371-06:002009-12-23T01:24:15.371-06:00Sears is still an anchor at Tri-County Mall. It l...Sears is still an anchor at Tri-County Mall. It looks just about the same as it does in this picture even though there have been major changes to the rest of the mall. Thanks for posting!Maggynoreply@blogger.com