I always bought my garden tools at this Sears. Parking was NEVER a problem at this Sears Roebuck Store. Sad to see it go, as it was a great place to buy many items from electronics to clothing. This building is truly unique and one of the best examples of modern architecture. It is a gem!

I was born and raised in Riverside. I remember the Sears on 7th (yeah, I’m old). My folks took me and my brother there to buy school clothes (in August…we had to try on long pants or shoes. No air conditioning back then, just huge fans). I remember when the one out on Streeter was built, too. Much nicer store and it had air conditioning! My folks also shopped at Imperial Hardware, Pringles Drugstore next door to the court house, Evensens camera shop, Pep Boys on 8th and my Mom shopped at Mode O’ Day dress shop on Main. Such memories. Those places are all long gone now.

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing those memories

@glorialetrichdunn8600

Жыл бұрын

My memories too. We’re both old!

My Dad started working for Sears in 1958 and nearly everything we owned came from Sears.He worked at the warehouse out Kansan Ave as a television repairman and we would get a lot of things that returned and sold at a discount.I always wanted a Schwinn Sting-Ray but got a J.C.Higgins.We bought a brand new house across Arlington Ave and my brother and I would go to the new store all the time on our bicycles.I still have tools in my toolbox that were bought there.I loved that store and our whole family was at the grand opening.Thanks for the memories.

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing your memories

It was designed by the same architect who did the iconic LAX Theme Building. This Sears is an architectural gem of 60's modernism. I hope they don't tear it down

I was a In home Technician for Sears, drove the Blue VAN.

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing that nice memory

They had a big candy counter and had concert tickets down in the arcade. I remember this store in the 1960s it was a beautiful store.😊

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing that

@NickL951

11 ай бұрын

So the TicketTron was in the basement?

@trixiepup2493

11 ай бұрын

Yes, the basement was 1st floor. You had the photographer down there also. The main level was street level. The store opened in 1964.

That parking lot is where SO MANY learned how to drive ❤

I grew up near this store and I absolutely hated it! We always ended up with school clothes from there that looked stupid. Every bicycle I had from there was junk.

My favorite memory of this Sears was watching the fireworks in Mt. Rubidoux. Excellent view with no obstructions!

@RustyX2010

5 ай бұрын

No way ,The Plaza's upper parking structure behind Harris Dept store was the best view!

I worked at Sears from 1977 to 1979. I worked in the Receiving department which was in the basement.

I was born in late 63 and have lived in riverside ever since and always shopped at that sears. Really miss it.

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

Me too my friend.

@bobbazoid909

2 жыл бұрын

I liked opening the doors going in and feeling the blast of cool air from their A/C

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobbazoid909 thanks for sharing that memory

I lived not too far down the road from there on Jurupa. I used to love to shop there as a teenager. It had two levels with everything that you can imagine from clothing and appliances. This location and others are missed deeply.

Thanks for this video! Nice info. Everyone I know learned how to drive in this parking lot. I shopped here in the 80’s but not much after. It is now a neighborhood eye sore and homeless encampment. People illegally sell food on the streets at night here.

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

It is too bad. Thanks for watching

@dukefurst5741

Жыл бұрын

Taught my kids how to drive using that parking lot as well. I remember a farmers market was held in the front section of the lot years ago, before I moved out of CA.

in the early 70's i taught my wife how to drive my VW in the parking lot after the store closed. she popped the clutch, grinded gears, and stalled the engine, but finally mastered driving it.

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

that is awesome, thanks for sharing that nice memory

@dnlcast2

2 жыл бұрын

So it opened in 1964, and then it closed in the early 1970's?

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

@@dnlcast2 closed a few years ago

@hopeschannel

11 ай бұрын

this is where i learned to drive in 2016, nice to know we all think alike! lol

@cl7557

3 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely a place to learn to drive. The north side always had plenty of open space.

Wow I remember going to that Sears in Riverside late 60s and 70s matter of fact I lived off streeter I lived on Lantana and I went to Mountain View Elementary of Streeter and then we went to Catholic church lady of perpetual help and then I went to Ciara junior high school and graduated Ramona high school 1980 I remember going to that series when I was a kid walking to smell the popcorn sees candy Great memories great times growing up in the 70s I actually lived off of Jefferson and Magnolia on Lila Street in los Arboles when I was going to Ramona high school👍

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing those wonderful memories. I am very familiar with those places.

I worked there for 3 or 4 years at the Jewelry counter. It was my first job, I wanted to work there since I was a little girl. I thought the ladies were so classy and dressed very chic. I remember when there was a small candy and popcorn shop in the store. We would buy school clothes, special occasion dresses and home appliances. When I worked there the glamor had faded but I befriended an older Southern gentlemen named Dee and he wore a blazer and strong cologne. He would yell at the little kids playing by the stairs. I have very fond memories of working there.

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing those memories. I bought some jewelry there in 2012, I may have run into you if you were working there back then.

@3greenaliens729

Жыл бұрын

@@echang1976 I left a few years before 2012. They had some great deals. I purchased many jewelry pieces while working there.

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

@@3greenaliens729 awesome. I am really sad to see Sears go, especially since I grew up shopping there and my parents were affliated with them through AllState.

@3greenaliens729

Жыл бұрын

@@echang1976 me too! I drive by it frequently and it's a reminder of a long since passed Era. I felt the same about Harris too!

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

@@3greenaliens729 I did a KZread on Harris. kzread.info/dash/bejne/h2xpl5aTqrPOmto.html Its on my other channel

My family were multi generational Sears customers. I learned how to drive in that huge parking lot!

I wish you could film the inside, I worked there for a few years, there is a creepy freight elevator that takes you to a hidden third floor, that third floor was very unsafe with weird pipes and doorways, no lights and they kept old mannequins in there.

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

sorry, they have boarded up that place. Thanks for sharing those memories.

@sal2417

Жыл бұрын

The truck stop would sound like people arguing am i right?

@mikecrawford6284

11 ай бұрын

You were talking about the freight elevator in the center. It's the only one that went up to the third floor. And that's the only way you can get into the ceiling to the catwalks.

@kemgreene2293

7 ай бұрын

"An episode of the "TWILIGHT ZONE"!😮

@paulbroderick8438

4 ай бұрын

Good location for an episode of "Friday Night Frights'!

Awesome. This is where I practiced driving due to the large parking lot.

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is, you can still do that there. The parking lot is empty.

@bobbazoid909

2 жыл бұрын

Since I was a kid, there was a dude living out of his beige Jeep. 1st across the street at lucky's near photo hut, the last time I seen him at sear's when it was open.

@Scifinando82

Жыл бұрын

Ditto

Me going since I was 5 yrs old almost 29 yrs ago with my dad thier. Best memories ever.

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing your memories

In the early 70`s I worked at an auto parts store five miles away. Sears was an important customer to whom we sent deliveries of parts all day long. Mark was the parts guy in Automotive. Many customers of Sears`s at that time drove Ramblers`. Whenever Mark called me for parts he`d say "sorry man, got another Rambler".

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing your memories.

I remember this place back in the days good times I love shopping there 🙂👍

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

its too bad they are all gone now

I used to work there from 1999 until 2002. As building maintenance, I know that place up-and-down. And left to right. Mike crawford

Thank you 🙏🏽 love this 🔔🔔🔔🔔

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for subbing and for watching

I also noticed those few seconds of the K mart on Iowa that was mixed in. The video of sears

@echang1976

11 ай бұрын

sorry, an editing mistake. Good observation there.

I went to the Sears driving school in the basement of this location in 1986.

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

same area as the lawn and garden and the photo studio

@MiguelX.Rodriguez

2 жыл бұрын

I learned how to drive in the sears parking lot when it closed down lol

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

@@MiguelX.Rodriguez thanks for watching

@Aaliyah.17

Жыл бұрын

@@MiguelX.Rodriguez same 😂

Don’t worry I’ll take care of it when I get there

Did you know that this sears turned into a spirit halloween in 2021

Nostalgic

That Sears was awesome I use to go there with my pops when I was literally in 2015 . That was the best 3 story store ever.

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was. Thanks for sharing that nice memory

I used to really like that Sears...

I learned to drive a stick shift in the back parking lot. Theyve got to do something with that building.

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

Its sad that it is gone. So much space.

Last year it was reopened for a Halloween store I live close there

Use to shop there still live in riverside

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

still sad to see it abandoned

Wasn’t this a 3 story building with the top floor not being used at a later date?

@echang1976

7 ай бұрын

I believe so

@LAKINGSKOPITAR

7 ай бұрын

@@echang1976 yea I believe in the early 2000s they stopped using the 3rd floor for shopping and had some offices up there. They continued to use ground level and the basement up until closing

You are showing a lot of footage of the old K Mart on Blaine.

1:34 Bro... few seconds of the Iowa K mart mixed into your video...

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

good eye my friend, sorry about that

@dukefurst5741

Жыл бұрын

On point!

Soon to be demolished, and 3 to 4 hundred apartments and retail space going in.

@OGDrGreenLungZ

2 ай бұрын

They should make this a historic building because of who the architect was and its ties with LAX

Last year they had the halloween store there

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

sad, wish it was Sears though

Where I got my first alignment on my car so long ago

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

I used to get my car fixed there too

That's funny I was born in Riverside had traffic school at Sears in the back

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing your memories

It is a very beautiful city. Is there anyone who can help me with a work contract in this city??, Thank you

@kemgreene2293

7 ай бұрын

"Yes it is very beautiful there I miss it so much. I attended RCC.❤❤❤

Drake property but she don't want a homeless in here we got to make a mamas and Riverside you don't want to tell you just bring junk into the neighborhood

They need to turn it into a Homeless Shelter

@echang1976

2 жыл бұрын

they should, I agree

@KrillinTroll1

Жыл бұрын

The sad true is they rather send the money to Ukraine Nazi citizens 🇺🇦 and other country’s then help US citizens so sad potato head needs to go .

@ButterflyKisses98

Жыл бұрын

Hell no

@jeanbaptistevallee4500

Жыл бұрын

That`s what Death Valley is for!

I got my first covid shot there.

@princessjofthei.e.886

5 ай бұрын

I got my 2nd Covid shot there.

It was designed by the same architect who did the iconic LAX Theme Building. This Sears is an architectural gem of 60's modernism. I hope they don't tear it down

@echang1976

Жыл бұрын

I hope not also

@waltchan

Жыл бұрын

It will be torn down for new housing projects proposed by the city of Riverside.

Drake property but she don't want a homeless in here we got to make a mamas and Riverside you don't want to tell you just bring junk into the neighborhood