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Sears Merchandise Building, Chicago, circa 1908
Not to be confused with the nineteenth floor of the Merchandise Mart, where radio history was made........the 11th floor of the Merchandise Building tower.
First went the little guys, then the medium sized and now the former giants...welcome to post-WalMart America. NO THANK YOU!
With the demise of Borders, the local indie bookshops have a great opportunity to get some market-share back. Not sure how much, though, since most people seem to buy online.
The Original Sears Tower (1906)
925 S. Homan Avenue, Chicago
Not to be confused with the nineteenth floor of the Merchandise Mart, where radio history was made........
And WMAQ, a NBC station located there, became the first all-color station in 1956...
Was that during the station's country/western period?When I think WMAQ, I always think of the radio station that my parents grew up with.
Was that during the station's country/western period?
Looks like a leaning tower from that picture.
Oh, I thought that you may have acquired your appreciation of country music from your folks. Do you know of the Sears/WLS connection to country music radio? They started the National Barn Dance which begot the Grand Ole Opry.No, that's when they played a variety of music, from Bobby Vinton, to Bobby Goldsboro, to Glen Campbell.
Oh, I thought that you may have acquired your appreciation of country music from your folks. Do you know of the Sears/WLS connection to country music radio? They started the National Barn Dance which begot the Grand Ole Opry.
A little bit premature on the condemnation of JCPenny (IMO). The store I go to here still has decent stuff and decent service.It happens to all of the Golden Era giants, JCpenny <crap, Macy's <on the verge, Strawbridges <dead, Lord and Taylor <ugh, Boscovs <don't get me started...
The only ones going strong are Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdales... ^ those used to be the bee's knees, and now Sears is going too.
Kind of sad...