Sears & Roebuck Merchandise Building Roosevelt Boulevard PA.

Some footage of the Old Sears & Roebuck Merchandise Building Roosevelt Boulevard Philadelphia Pennsylvania with the fire that happen a month before it was imploded

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Philadelphia
• land
• mark
• N.E.
• Sears
• Roebuck
• Merchandise
• Building
• Roosevelt
• Boulevard
• Channel
• 10
• News
• Madonna
• Fire
• Tower

[EvilGorm]

I worked there for 11 years (10/73-1/85) on the 2nd (tools) and 3rd (women's clothing) floors. I didn't live in the area when it was imploded, but I watched it on TV and bawled my eyes out when it happened. It was there even before the Boulevard, which is why the road turns at that point. t's a REAL SHAME that the tower couldn't be saved. It was such a landmark! BTW, I remember the giant red telephone was on a billboard in an operator's hand and moved up to her ear. The phone number: JE5-????.

[TearsForSears]

JE3-3300

[monolithic87]

I used to work there part time in 1989-1990 as a binloader. It was the most fun job I've ever had and if they didn't "downsize", I'd STILL be working there!

It's kinda hard to tell how MASSIVE that building was! On the 8th floor, where I worked, it could take you a loooong time to walk from the front to the back! It also amazed me that you could see Center City and the 3 Cederbrook (near where I live) apartment towers from there! Beautiful wood floors, high ceilings, thick columns... *cries*

[TearsForSears]

I worked on the 9th floor we useto ride the go-carts and the mini bikes in section 9 we worked in section 7 we used to ride them down the isle THATS HOW BIG THIS PLACE WAS!, imagine a kid looking at 75 mini bikes and 75 go carts and no ones around...just one story...

[missashley313]

oh wow... i slightly... barely remember this being imploded. lol. i was pretty young.

and i agree, you are DEFINITELY from philly. <3

ps. does anyone know if they used to stick a christmas tree on top of that??? i think they did...

[TearsForSears]

I don't ever remember a christmas tree there but do you remember the giant red telephone near the roof on the side of the warehouse? and of course the smell of the pretzels and popcorn when you walked in and the ball that the vacum cleaners would keep spinning and floating in the air for display!

It really sadden me and alot of people I know who just loved that building when it came down

[AbdMalil1]

Thanks for the link

[BiscuitsMcGillicuddy]

I'm waiting for Julius the alleged "retard" to come on here and say that he remembers the old Sears building and remembers the newscast...when in reality, he wasn't even born yet when all this happened.

[juniatapark]

Facebook has Group called

FRIENDS OF THE SEARS CLOCK TOWER ON ROOSEVELT BLVD.

[AbsoluteBoris]

My Dad worked ther for at least 20 years part time almost my whole family worked there

[crc1606]

My old man worked 30 years in the warehouse. I have to forward this to him!

[X2monthsfree]

Wow i live around this place

its just a bunch of stores now

[EvilGorm]

I am humbled in the presence of greatness. I am not worthy!