Sears, Roebuck and Company: They Were Not too Big to Fail

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EpisodeSep 23, 20241h 38m

Sears, Roebuck and Company: They Were Not too Big to Fail

Oh, Malort!

EpisodeSep 23, 20241h 38m

In this episode we discuss Sears, Roebuck and Company.Show Notes:WTTW: The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants (Article)WTTW: The Rise and Fall of the Mail Order Giants (Video)Smithsonian: The Rise and Fall of SearsCNN: Sears’ extraordinary history: A timelineHistory Channel: SearsChicago Tribune: Sears timeline: Rise, fall and restructuring of a Chicago icon over 130 years Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alyssa Dyksterhouse, Chicago tour guide, history lover and research extraordinaire, walks her friends through her favorite well-known and lesser-known moments in Chicago’s quirky past while exploring each story's parallels to current affairs.

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