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Chronological
Order of the Construction and Acquisitions of
the Sears Complex 1910 to 2000.
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1910
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1910
The first building of the new established Sears
Dallas Mail Order Plant, a three -story warehouse
at Arnold and Lamar Streets (1409 South Lamar
Street) is officially opened on September 24. |
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1913
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1913
A nine-story edition adjoining the north end of
the three-story 1910 warehouse is completed in
January |
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1915
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A
10-story tower and an additional nine story structure
and Club Building are opened. |
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1920
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Demolition
of 1910 building begins a new construction phase. |
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1925
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A
new two-story structure is competed. The Lamar
Street Retail Store, the third such store to be
established in the Sears operations, opens for
business during August. |
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1929
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Floors
three and four are added to the 1925 building. |
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1960
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The
Annex Building at 1325 South Lamar is acquired. |
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1963
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The
Mechanized Operating Stock Transport System (MOST)
is installed in the nine-story Catalog Order Building.
1409 South Lamar. |
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1964
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A
new Retail Automotive Center is opened at 1400
South Lamar Street. A new Territorial Technical
Training Center is opened at1319 South Lamar. |
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1966
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Additional
floors are added to the Catalog Order Building
at 1409 S. Lamar Street. Also a new front entrance
is installed at the Retail Store. |
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1968
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The
former National Casket Building, located at 1601
S. Lamar Street (five-story office building),
is purchased. |
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1971
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The
Mary-Mac building is demolished to provide employee
parking. |
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1973
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Remodeling
of 1601 S. Lamar Street is completed. |
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1979
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The
railroad yard between the Lamar Street and Roe
Street Warehouses at Austin and Arnold Streets
is purchased. |
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1985
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Complete
renovation of 1601 S. Lamar Street, which included
installing a separate HVAC system, window tinting,
upgraded electrical system, etc. is completed. |
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1992
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1601
South Lamar is vacated. |
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1993
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April
20, 1993 is the official last day to process and
to ship customer orders from the Dallas Catalog
Merchandise Center at 1409 S. Lamar Street. |
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1997
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Matthews
Southwest purchases the Sears Dallas Catalog Merchandise
Center and initiates concept plans for the South
Side On Lamar neighborhood. |
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1999
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The
buildings are designated as a national Historic
Landmark. |
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1999
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Matthews
Southwest donates land to the Dallas Police Department
for construction of its new headquarters. |
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2000
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South
Side On Lamar, a 457 residential, retail, and
commercial conversion, welcomes its first residents. |
