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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

1926: SEARS & ROEBUCK HOMES

I had two very close buddies when I was growing up. One was Don Slabicki, and the other Jesse Anderson. Jess lived on Ward Avenue in Hamilton, across from Greenwood Cemetery. His father was a master carpenter and built a Sears Roebuck & Co. home back in the late 1920's. It was a charming cottage with a very exaggerated entrance way; a ski slope type roof at the doorway entrance. The building was recently demolished and a vacant lot now takes its place. On my many visits to my mother's grave site at Greenwood Cemetery, I had a very intimate view of Jess's old home. Mom Glover was very fond of Jesse and a strange spiritual connection seemed to connect the grave site with the home Jess grew up in.
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

sears in Trenton had the nicest lionel train layout in there garden center across the street from the main store,it took up the whole window,trenton use to be the best,shame how it went down hill