Comments on: Sears (1970)

By: Anne Buker

Anne Buker — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:52:47 +0000

I still use baking pans my mother bought at the South Grand Sears for my bridal shower in 1961. Live in Louisiana now and the pans came with me.
Always a treat to go to Sears when we went to Springfield from Jacksonville.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:01:09 +0000

Nancy, saw your post of 9/2010 about the Sears’ shoe dept. x-ray machines. Have wondered over the years about those machines that we played with. You could see your bare feet thru your shoes. Radiation?? I’d love to know more about those machines.

By: Joe Gutierrez

Joe Gutierrez — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:00:33 +0000

Oh man, I was just thinking about Sears and those hotdogs the other day! The aroma of the hotdogs and popcorn was other worldly to a9 yr old kid! the rootbeer was awesome too! I always had a difficult time getting on the escalator too. It was a little scary til I got the hang of it, thenit became a challenge to get on and off it.
My mom was always sweet enuff to buy me a hot dog and root beer on the way out. Paradise!

By: Martha H

Martha H — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:58:54 +0000

Remembering how good the chocolate covered carmel squares were from Sears candy dept. Does anyone know the name of the co. that made candy for Sears?

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:12:07 +0000

I googled sears cashew because as a kid I always begged a quarter off dad to get a bag of those great hot cashews! Nothing quite so memorable any more.

By: Gail

Gail — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:20:26 +0000

Wow! What a treat the hot dogs and popcorn were. I remember we would get really excited when my dad needed to make a trip there. He always treated us to a hot dog on the way in and popcorn on the way out.
great memories of growing up in Springfield.

By: Harold

Harold — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:31:31 +0000

What about the square dances in the Sears lot . I believe they were saturday evening.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:53:08 +0000

My dad used to work Friday nights at Marine Bank, so we went to Sears every Friday night for those hot dogs with cheese whiz. Remember sitting on the stairs eating them because we were too short for the counters!

By: R Burton

R Burton — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:09:47 +0000

Our next doorBetty Staley worked at the hot dog stand . dont remember barbque but loved the hot dogs mustard only cheese whiz wrapped in wax paper with a little stand up counter in the starwell I was to short to reach, think they finally did start keeping som ketchup for people

By: chas

chas — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 02:16:41 +0000

If I remember correctly, the hot dog stand also sold Smithfield Barbeque sandwiches as well.