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Sears, Roebuck and Company Retail Department Store-Camden

Sears, Roebuck and Company Retail Department Store-Camden · Camden, United States · 1927-01-01

Sears, Roebuck and Company Retail Department Store-Camden
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The Sears, Roebuck and Company Retail Department Store Building in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, was built in 1927 and housed a Sears department store until 1971, when the store relocated to Moorestown Mall.

The record

Date1927-01-01
PlaceSears, Roebuck and Company Retail Department Store-Camden, Camden, United States
Coordinates39.94361, -75.11028 (landmark-level precision)
ScopeLocal interest
Sourcesen.wikipedia · Wikidata Q7441779
Added2026-08-14 · source: wikipedia-en

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Time layers at this place

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1920
Broadway Trust Company
1926
Camden, New Jersey
1926
Rutgers University–Camden
1927
Sears, Roebuck and Company Retail Department Store-Camden
1936
City Hall station (PATCO)
1939
Jupiter (tugboat)
1943
Donkey's Place
1950
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
1953
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
1961
Independence Seaport Museum
1973
Joseph Cooper House
1985
Riverfront State Prison
1986
Camden Free Public Library Main Building
1992
Adventure Aquarium

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