Take a look back at Sears locations in Central Illinois. Do you remember shopping here?
Downtown
The former downtown Bloomington Sears location is shown in a 1976 Pantagraph photo.
1936
Sears store in downtown Bloomington, 1936.
Exterior
Sears at Eastland Mall in Bloomington.
History Corner: A Look Back
1968: Tammy McGee and Brad Sarver model Pooh styles at Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Decatur.
History Corner: A Look Back
1988: O.D. Friend and wife, Margaret, tend to landscaping downtown Decatur Sears store.
History Corner: A Look Back
1980: Jim Lawley operates Sears, Roebuck & Co. new portrait camera as customers wait in Decatur. They are, from left, Cindy Harding with 2-month-old Patrick, Malinda Black, 11, and Liz Snyder with Amy, 8 months.
Last-minute shoppers
From left, Jon Reimer, his wife, Julianne , and their son Jordan, 13 months, walked toward the Sears side of at Eastland Mall Wednesday evening after battling the crowds in an attempt to finish up their Christmas shopping in December 2004
Previous location
Sears has a 90-year history in Bloomington, and was previously located on downtown's Center Street, where Fox & Hounds and other businesses are now located.
Entrance
The entrance to the Sears store at Eastland Mall in Bloomington.
Sears opens at Eastland
Eastland Shopping Center in Bloomington opened in February 1966.
TV coverage
Bill Anderson of Decatur watched a bank of large screen televisons covering the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the Sears store in Eastland Mall, Bloomington.
Under construction
Eastland Shopping Center in Bloomington under construction, 1965.
