The Sears Eastern Regional Catalogue Headquarters in Northeast Philadelphia was built in 1920, and stood there for decades before being demolished in 1994.
Almost three decades after the Sears Eastern Regional Catalogue Headquarters on Roosevelt Boulevard was demolished, the complex and its 14-story clock tower continues to live on in the memory of many Philadelphians who worked and shopped there, writes Edward W. Duffy for the Hidden City.
Not everything is gone, however. The power plant’s chimney still serves as a billboard for Home Depot, located in the shopping center that replaced the complex…