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Some pics from the beginning of
The Boulevard Tower.

Here are a couple of pictures I took in the late '80's - early '90's.

This is the warehouse building as seen from Cardinal Dougherty H. S. at 2nd. St. just above Godfrey Ave. in Olney.

I worked in the Phila. Plant in 1980.
This is the training booklet they issued back then.
Here is the cover and the first three pages.

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Another great article about Sears, with archive photos, and a link to videos about the implosion and the fire that preceded it.

http://www.phillyhistory.org/blog/index.php/2014/08/philadelphias-sears-tower/

Philadelphia's Sears Tower When Americans are asked about the Sears Tower, they normally call to mind the recently renamed Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois. However, if asked about a Sears Tower when in Philadelphia, you're...

If you were employed at Sears for longer than 5 years, chances are that there is a pension waiting for you at retirement. Google "Sears Holdings" where you will find an "alumni" web site with benefit links and contact information. It would be worthwhile for you to at least register, so that you can keep your address, phone number, and beneficiary information current.

This is an excellent article, written before the politics that closed the warehouse for good.

http://articles.philly.com/1988-05-15/news/26262642_1_sears-tower-water-tank-work-ethic

The Sears Tower Like a Statue of Liberty County, this grand tower on Roosevelt Boulevard has beckoned generations of newcomers to the Northeast. It calls out: Bring me your energetic, your up-and-coming, your...

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