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For generations of Boyle Heights residents, Sears was a place to buy the mundane necessities khaki pants, refrigerators.
It was there for families as they grew, from baby clothes to prom dresses to business casual outfits for first jobs.
It was a window-shopping mecca, a place to gaze at puppies and kittens, to beg parents for candy and popcorn.
For new immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador and elsewhere, it contained all the things they hoped to one day afford.
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It was a landmark, an Art Deco behemoth that bookended the neighborhood with its architectural cousin, the original L.A. County-USC Hospital.