It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Sears Crosstown in Memphis: From Catalogues to a Concourse by Bill Haltom
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
When it opened in 1927, Sears Crosstown, now Crosstown Concourse, was the southeastern regional warehouse and distribution center for the Sears Catalogue mail-order empire. Each day, more than forty-five thousand orders were processed by more than 1,500 workers. As a result, Sears Crosstown became known locally as "the Wish Building." For more than half a century, the iconic building and its surrounding neighborhood flourished until the decline of Sears in the 1980s. For decades, the once dynamic destination for commerce was vacant and shuttered. Then a unique group of Memphians emerged to...
Sears Crosstown in Memphis: From Catalogues to a Concourse by Bill Haltom is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.
This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Sears Crosstown in Memphis: From Catalogues to a Concourse aloud.
Sears Crosstown in Memphis: From Catalogues to a Concourse is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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