The 1970s coffee table told a story. Today, your coffee table might be bare, and the “catalogs” have mostly moved into your ...

For serious collectors with specific passions, Emmitsburg offers depth that’s hard to find elsewhere in Maryland. The vinyl ...

There was a time when one could not think of Craftsman without also thinking about Sears. That is because Craftsman was originally established as the department store's in-house tool brand, but that ...

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MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The demolition of the massive former Sears building in Middleburg Heights has sparked nostalgia and wide interest on social media after striking drone images captured the ...

Once upon a time—way before online shopping—you could order just about everything you needed from the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog—including a house. In the early 20th century, the massive Sears ...

There are some buildings you pass along the roadway that just demand you take a second look at. A round barn for example. Or an old mill still slowly turning along a forgotten creek. What about those ...

There was a time when Sears was the largest retailer in the United States with 3,500 stores. Now it has just eight. And for folks of a certain age, that is an incredibly somber fact. But it is a fact ...

Answer: From 1908 to 1942, Sears sold "catalog houses" in its Sears catalogs. You could buy your to-be-built home from Sears, too, for as little as $3,050. Sears sold 70,000 of them, many in ...

When she started her search for a house, Amy Balicki didn’t set out to buy a Sears kit home in Downers Grove, Illinois – but she probably should have. That’s because Downers Grove was a prime location ...

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