Sears, Roebuck & Company Watch Replica
Dublin Core
Title
Sears, Roebuck & Company Watch Replica
Alternative Title
Sears & Roebuck Watch
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Department stores--Florida
Watches
Description
A replica of a Sears, Roebuck & Company watch from 1886. A Sears store was located at 111-113 North Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Sears moved into the first floor of Philips Apartments in 1931. Before Sears arrived, the building, as well as the city of Orlando, was experiencing economic decline. However, Sears proved so successful that the building had to expand and the property value of the entire building increased by 25 percent. In 1939, F. Monroe Alleman and Kenneth Kraft bought the Sears building for $300,000. Twenty years later, Alleman sold the building for $1.1 million, but Sears was kept open with 12 years left on its lease.
In 1962, land on East Colonial Drive was bought to open a freestanding Sears store and a year later construction started. In 1973, the Sears on Colonial was incorporated with the Fashion Square Mall and it remains open today. On May 4, 1974, due to the expanding city and regional malls, the downtown Sears store closed its doors. Ten years later, the building was renovated and became what it is today, a bronze-colored glass tower nicknamed the Copper Whopper.
In 1962, land on East Colonial Drive was bought to open a freestanding Sears store and a year later construction started. In 1973, the Sears on Colonial was incorporated with the Fashion Square Mall and it remains open today. On May 4, 1974, due to the expanding city and regional malls, the downtown Sears store closed its doors. Ten years later, the building was renovated and became what it is today, a bronze-colored glass tower nicknamed the Copper Whopper.
Creator
Source
Replicated pocket watch by Sears, Roebuck & Company Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Contributor
Bourgeois, Charles
Is Format Of
Original color digital image by Rachel Williams, 2014.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
95.1 KB
Medium
1 pocket watch
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Sears, Roebuck & Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Originally manufactured by Sears, Roebuck & Company.
Donated to Orlando Remembered by Charles Bourgeois.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Sears, Roebuck & Company and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Williams, Rachel
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Orlando Remembered
External Reference
Bacon, Eve. Orlando: A Centennial History. Chuluota, Fla: Mickler House, 1975.
"Sears." Sears. http://www.sears.com/.
"About Sears Roebuck, and Co." Sears Holding Corporation. http://www.searsholdings.com/about/sears/.
"A Narrative History of Sears." Sears Archives. http://www.searsarchives.com/history/index.htm.
Transcript
SEARS
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 pocket watch
Collection
Citation
Sears, Roebuck & Company, “Sears, Roebuck & Company Watch Replica,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4085.