{"product_id":"sears-in-chicago-a-century-of-memories-landmarks","title":"Sears in Chicago: A Century of Memories (Landmarks)","description":"From watch catalog to international retail empire, revisit Sears's Windy City history with author Val Rendel and remember how good the \"Good Life\" once was.\n\nIn 1887, Richard W. Sears started a Chicago mail-order house that quickly outpaced its competitors, including Montgomery Ward. For millions of rural Americans over the next hundred years, Chicago was the place where dreams came from. Here, the \"World's Largest Store\" opened its first retail buildings, debuted its WLS radio station and transformed the global marketplace from the Great Works headquarters complex. Today, Sears has faded from the city of its birth, but many marks of the once-great business remain, from repurposed iconic department store buildings to the Sears kit homes still scattered across the suburbs. The 110-story skyscraper that dominates the skyline will forever be known to locals as the Sears Tower. Sears greatest legacy, however, was the role it played in shaping the lives of generations of Chicagoans.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1467139947\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1467139947.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rendel, Val Perry\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43743895420989,"sku":"BVV.1467139947.A","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1467139947-0.jpg?v=1790805136","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/sears-in-chicago-a-century-of-memories-landmarks","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}