Sears #1304, located at 11255 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland opened in Early 1966 as a standalone store, not located in a shopping mall. The store featured a lot of unique features, including a Key Making center and a mini Tuxedo shop. The store was once two floors (until early 2020, at which point the second floor was cordoned off). The store's loading docks are actually under the store, and there is a "tunnel" behind the store, leading under it where the store receives its inventory. With all this considered, the store is approximately 350,000 sq. feet, the size of 2 Super Kmart Centers.
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| The store's auto center. Still in operation at the time I visited, but now the store is closing and the auto center is likely already shuttered. |
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| The road sign |
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The ramp, leading to the underground storage room.
Google Earth imagery |
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| Ummm... Can I buy a vowel? |
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| We've arrived at the best part of Sears! The tool section... |
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| The escalator leading to the lower level. |
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| One final view of the storefront. |
Quick Information:Opened: 1966
Closed: 2021
Address: 11255 New Hampshire Avenue
Photographed: January 2021
