Sears home demolition

After preservation groups fought for months to save it, a Sears mail-order home at 6501 27th Place in Berwyn met its end Thursday morning, when demolition crews razed the 80-year-old house to make room for the expansion of Berwyn Park District facilities.

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[mikey0himself]

And why do you think you needed to plow that over? Wait, probably someone with a big wallet hired you.

[davisotj1]

hurts to watch

[VonFisch1]

This was painful to watch. What a waste of a fantastic quality home. Rose knows what she's talking about.

[6969Wolf6969]

are they really gonna tear down a sears house? that is bad. the operator looks like he is really good at this though, and it looks like he is having a good time rippin apart the old house wiht his big CAT excavator.

[6969Wolf6969]

are they really gonna tear down a sears house? that is bad.

[tinacoupe]

I agree with Rose Thornton. It should have been salvaged, not destroyed. Criminal. This was a historic Sears Catalog home. It is disgusting!

[rosethornil]

This house being destroyed is a Sears Vallonia, one of their nicer home. These houses were made with #1 southern yellow pine, first-growth lumber harvested from virgin forests, the likes of which we will never see again. It is a sin that this house was destroyed.

At the very least, it should have been salvaged, not destroyed. Disgusting.

Rose Thornton

author, The Houses That Sears Built

[sb2634]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

what was the problem...So beautiful house!!!

[garethMWalsh]

Also how come windows and stuff like that weren't salvaged? They certainly aren't cheap.

[garethMWalsh]

Nice looking house. What a waste.