Friday, May 03, 2019

Sears sign coming down in Bethesda (Photos)

Sears has been closed for several months at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda. But workers have now begun removing the iconic sign from the department store's facade.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

The must-read blog for breaking Bethesda news, when you want to be the first to know.

Anonymous said...

Who cares?!

I Remember Regal Cinemas said...

Looking forward to Roald looking forward to it!

Anonymous said...

Roald has been #Scooped!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Roald said...

The vanishing history of Bethesda.

Dyer is telling the story.

Anonymous said...

Too cheap to even remove and replace the sign and paint the whole wall. Glad they died.i won’t miss those sticky asbestos tile floors either.

Baloney Concrete said...

Maybe they’re not done.

I remember Giffords said...

This is a good time to remind everyone to check out Robert's post on the final hours of Sears in Bethesda. Includes the emotional final loudspeaker sign off by Sears employees.

Anonymous said...

They're gone. No one cares. I only bought two items there in the past 25 years.

Anonymous said...

So they only tear down one letter per day? Did the mall hire union workers for the job?

Tom Andrews said...

Sears vanishing from Bethesda literally and figuratively before our eyes.

Anonymous said...

Forgotten but not yet completely gone.

Anonymous said...

The building is going to be demolished soon. Why waste time & Money on painting over it?

Anonymous said...

My point was that Sears was too cheap to pay a painter to properly paint the wall, by temporarily removing the sign, painting the whole wall, and replacing the sign. Just like they were too cheap to replace their vinyl floor tile or yellowed lay-in ceiling tile.

Sears died because it did very little to stay up with the competition. Yeah, we can survive by selling Craftsman tools with the promise of free life-time replacement. I guess it turns out that they meant Sears lifetime, not your lifetime...