Sears at 61st & Western, Closing - a photo on Flickriver

            It was supposed to close July 1, but they're still having their closing sale. A sad farewell to the only department store (and the only Sears) in this part of town. The Sears on 79th Street near Stony Island and the Skyway is closing, too. If you need to go to a Sears now, your nearest choices are Six Corners (Milwaukee, Irving Park and Cicero), Lawrence near Damen, and Austin and North. If you aren't comfortable venturing north of Madison, Sears encourages you to go to the store in Chicago Ridge, which for the typical south side Chicagoan makes the phrase, "running out to Sears" an oxymoron. But if you want Kenmore or Craftsman, they are still available at the K-Mart at 51st and Kedzie.

The Sears farther east in Englewood, at 63rd and Halsted, closed in 1976 and was demolished. Patrons back then were encouraged to go to the Western and 79th Street stores that are now closing.

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Taken in: United States / Illinois / Chicago / South Lynn (show map)

Taken on: July 18, 2013

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Sets appears in: • Englewood, Without Sentiment • 61st & Western Sears store, closing

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Camera: Nikon D40X, f/4.8, 1/60 sec, 38mm (=57mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40X
Aperture:	f/4.8
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	38mm (35mm equivalent: 57mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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