tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post649006340569092727..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: The ABC's of SearsDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-75249009822768041762013-06-08T08:45:19.343-05:002013-06-08T08:45:19.343-05:00As a child, my mom took us to Sears at 63rd st in ...As a child, my mom took us to Sears at 63rd st in Phila. What a treat. We would shop for hours, break for lunch and resume shopping. My Dad would pick us up at 5 PM. My Mom and Dad and Sears are gone now, but what wonderful memories!! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-3607551128297226882009-04-30T22:42:00.000-05:002009-04-30T22:42:00.000-05:00any idea on who the architects for the Sear's prot...any idea on who the architects for the Sear's prototypes were?Shane Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110971106197242536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-47970898927701468822008-04-16T22:13:00.000-05:002008-04-16T22:13:00.000-05:00Mike - Thanks for bringing us up to speed on the P...Mike - Thanks for bringing us up to speed on the Phildelphia area Sears!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-73142224795293993592008-04-16T20:10:00.000-05:002008-04-16T20:10:00.000-05:00Out here in the Philadelphia, area, we had a few o...Out here in the Philadelphia, area, we had a few of the "A" style stores. The very first one was located at the long-demolished Sears Catalog Warehouse that was located at Roosevelt Boulevard & Adams Avenue, then followed by the 63rd & Market Street and Adm. Wilson Boulevard stores.<BR/><BR/>The first couple of "A" stores that opened in the 1960's includes: Price Corner, in Wilmington, DE, and at Neshaminy Mall, in Bensalem, PA. This Sears opened with the red "SEARS" lettering on it (These letters were replaced in the mid 1990's with the current style).<BR/><BR/>Some of the later Sears that opened in the early 1990's includes: Cottman & Bustelton Avenue, Philadelphia; 69th & Walnut Street, Upper Darby (replaced the 63rd & Market Street location), and Oxford Valley Mall locations. These 3 locations were former Gimbel Brothers/Stern's locations that were sold off when Allied Stores & Federated merged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-84503812538380147212008-02-26T00:53:00.000-06:002008-02-26T00:53:00.000-06:00Why are New Yorkers so hostile when the word Chica...Why are New Yorkers so hostile when the word Chicago is mentioned? LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-30682314378336568782008-02-25T19:09:00.000-06:002008-02-25T19:09:00.000-06:00Didi, what, these old things? :)(Kidding, of cours...Didi, what, these old things? :)<BR/>(Kidding, of course. I'm fortunate to have found them.)<BR/><BR/>Hopefully the Thai restaurant or the ancient Sears will turn your cousin's opinion around. Seems to me that some of my NY-based family felt the same way about Chicago, and it took a while for their 'warm spot' to warm up. It helped once I convinced them we didn't have cornstalks growing between the buildings.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-56536935308614551102008-02-24T23:22:00.000-06:002008-02-24T23:22:00.000-06:00Cicero, Irving Park and Milwaukee is where the six...Cicero, Irving Park and Milwaukee is where the six corners store is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-87748780593665286592008-02-24T23:20:00.000-06:002008-02-24T23:20:00.000-06:00Thank you so much for the link, Dave. I would say ...Thank you so much for the link, Dave. I would say your Sears photos are much better than mine though.<BR/><BR/>Funny thing is, that my family who lives in NYC don't really have much of a warm spot for Chicago. My cousin especially does not like to come visit here and when he does he spends the entire time complaining about what a slow city Chicago is, although he does enjoy some of the photos I put up. I bribed him by telling him that I would take him to an amazing Thai place here if he would extend for a visit. He said he would, so maybe the next time he will change his mind. Heh, heh, heh, I will take him to the Sears on Lawrence for an experience trapped in time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-71492116203878067812008-02-24T23:13:00.000-06:002008-02-24T23:13:00.000-06:00Anonymous - Which intersection(s) is the "6 corner...Anonymous - Which intersection(s) is the "6 corners" store on?<BR/><BR/>Steven - Thanks for the history and background of this store! Must have been something to see in its heyday.<BR/><BR/>Pika23 - Welcome, and thanks for the info on the NJ area stores. I was recently in Toms River. Great town!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-15520740995459787202008-02-24T19:15:00.000-06:002008-02-24T19:15:00.000-06:00Newcomer to the site...I'm a Malls of America refu...Newcomer to the site...I'm a Malls of America refugee waiting for Keith Milford to come out of hiding and update his blog.....Great site though so far! I'm a retail nostalgia nut I tell ya! I'm in New Jersey...we have an "A" Sears at the Ocean County mall in TomsRiver and its been there i would say....32 years. It has someof the old lettering on one part of the building...not the blue block letters but the solid black in this font <B>SEARS</B> like that and the other blue block letters as well...its a mishmash of them. There is also an "A" store in Freehold Raceway Mall...its a two level...and its fairly young as far as Sears stores go...only about 17 years I think. There was another "A" one as well at the now defunct Seaview Square mall in Neptune. That was what I would call an A plus if there was such a description to exist. It was 2 floors with an auto center, portrait studio AND a HAIR SALON!!!!!!! plus it had a candy counter and pop corn machine....this store was Heaven on Earth! to a little girl...it closed I beleive in 2000-01pika23https://www.blogger.com/profile/12818184628417705596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-11942920334332974142008-02-22T19:45:00.000-06:002008-02-22T19:45:00.000-06:00Though it wasn’t as elaborate as some of the featu...Though it wasn’t as elaborate as some of the featured stores, the Roanoke Sears was a rather stunning building, especially in the early years. <BR/><BR/>It was a Sears Town, with an attached Kroger supermarket that lasted into the ‘70s, and a detached auto center. There was also another shopping strip across the street that was technically part of Sears Town, but was of a very modest design with a Roses variety store and Peoples Drug (later Revco)<BR/><BR/>The main, two story, portion of the building was covered in beige marble and glass windows with stainless steel trim on the street level. The upper story had an interlocking system of concrete panels that were trimmed at the top and bottom with turquoise aluminum. The one story Kroger and Farm & Garden departments were marble and glass as well, but had side walls of red brick that wrapped around to the front façade.<BR/><BR/>One of the coolest features was the bus stop with its covered walkway to the main entrance, which your photo showed quite well. The cover was removed at some point, but the walkway is still there. About the same time, most of the street level windows were covered with aggregate panels, though in later years, many of those windows were uncovered. <BR/><BR/>This store met its demise with the opening of Valley View Mall in 1985, and was sold by Sears to the mall developers for just under $1 million. The developers in turn sold it to a local businessman, who incidentally was one of Sears’ employees when it opened in 1957. <BR/><BR/>After Sears, the building was turned into a rather crude mini-mall, then into a social services complex with retail space on the street level, and postal facility in the former warehouse.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-62634402810620498572008-02-22T09:23:00.000-06:002008-02-22T09:23:00.000-06:00Lawrence was/is like a "B" store, whereas the some...Lawrence was/is like a "B" store, whereas the somewhat newer and more impressive 6 Corners store would be considered an "A". Although people complain about the weather, it's easy to have a warm spot for Chicago--NYish amenities w/o the stress and far less attitude and phoniness than West Coast cities, as well as more character and livability than most places in the Sunbelt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com