Sears Crosstown in Memphis: From Catalogues to a Concourse
Author | : Bill Haltom |
Publisher | : History Press |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2021-07-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 1540248518 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781540248510 |
Rating | : 4/5 (510 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sears Crosstown in Memphis: From Catalogues to a Concourse written by Bill Haltom and published by History Press. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it opened in 1927, Sears Crosstown, now Crosstown Concourse, was the southeastern regional warehouse and distribution center for the Sears Catalogue mail-order empire. Each day, more than forty-five thousand orders were processed by more than 1,500 workers. As a result, Sears Crosstown became known locally as the Wish Building. For more than half a century, the iconic building and its surrounding neighborhood flourished until the decline of Sears in the 1980s. For decades, the once dynamic destination for commerce was vacant and shuttered. Then a unique group of Memphians emerged to resurrect Sears Crosstown with a plan most thought was impossible. Bill Haltom, a native Memphian and writer, tells the story of the Wish Building--its past, present and future.