With Sears in bankruptcy, a Venice home said to be from the retailer's catalog reminds of better times

Southern California was just beginning to develop a taste for suburban sprawl in 1923 when an enterprising Venice property owner built a charming Craftsman home using plans and materials purchased from the Sears, Roebuck & Co. mail-order catalog.

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