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Historic Sears, Roebuck And Co. Catalog Plant - Couverture souple

Oharenko, John; Homan Arthington Foundation

 
9780738539775: Historic Sears, Roebuck And Co. Catalog Plant
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0738539775 ISBN 13 : 9780738539775
Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2006

Synopsis

Located on the site of the original Sears Tower, the historic Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog plant is one of the nation's most unique landmarks. Representing American ingenuity at its best, Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald combined technology, commerce, and social science with bricks and mortar to build the World's Largest Store on Chicago's West Side. Completed in 1906, the plant housed nearly every conceivable product of the time: clothing, jewelry, furniture, appliances, tools, and more. The complex employed 20,000 people, and merchandise orders were processed and delivered by rail--within the same day. During the first two decades of the 20th century, almost half of America's families shopped the over 300 million catalogs published in that era. WLS (World's Largest Store) Radio broadcasted the Gene Autrey show from the top of the tower, and the first Sears retail store opened here on Homan Avenue and Arthington Street. In 1974, Sears moved to the current Sears Tower. Thanks to many individuals who fought to save these architecturally and historically important treasures, the administration building, the original Sears Tower, the catalog press-laboratory building, and the powerhouse remain today. There are currently plans for redeveloping these buildings into housing, office, and retail space. A new Homan Square Community Center stands on the site of the merchandise building.

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À propos de l'auteur

Author John Oharenko compiled this book with the help of the Homan Arthingon Foundation and Sears Corporation Archives Department.

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Éditeur
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0738539775
ISBN 13 
9780738539775
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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