1970s

Black and white image, taken from a car, of an elderly couple on their stoop

1973–74–Sears builds the new 110-story Sears Tower, then the world’s tallest building, in downtown Chicago. The retailer leaves Homan Square and moves its headquarters to the new Sears Tower.

Black and white image of Homan Square family sitting on a couch

Black and white image of men walking down street with wheelbarrow of branches

Black and white image of a man sweeping the sidewalk

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