For decades, one of the most recognizable return addresses in America was 925 S. Homan Ave. in Chicago, and it’s no wonder. From 1906 to 1987, Sears, Roebuck and Co. shipped the ingredients of a middle-class life from a sprawling distribution center there. One building alone was a block wide and a quarter-mile long, and … Continue reading Sears was the Amazon.com of the 20th century
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Sears was the Amazon.com of the 20th century
For decades, one of the most recognizable return addresses in America was 925 S. Homan Ave. in Chicago, and it’s no wonder. From 1906 to 1987, Sears, Roebuck and Co. shipped the ingredients of a middle-class life from a sprawling distribution center there. One building alone was a block wide and a quarter-mile long, and … Continue reading Sears was the Amazon.com of the 20th century