speaking of history

[bardiphouka]

1993 Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales department after 97 years


It is hard perhaps for the latest generation to truly understand the Sears catalog. At one point it could be used for buying anything up to and including the kitchen sink..as well as a house for the kitchen. And people used them for generations to dream of a better lifestyle.


It also served as a model the Whole Earth Catalog which became a lifestyle in and of itself in the pre internet days.

Comments

[silme.livejournal.com]

We did not have a car when I grew up and had to use public transportation to go shopping. Sear delivered to the door. Their catalogue made life easier for people without wheels.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

The Whole Earth Catalog online (http://www.wholeearth.com/back-issues.php)

[bardiphouka.livejournal.com]

and they say time travel is not possible