Before the Willis Tower, Chicago had a different architectural titan. Built in 1905, the original Sears Tower was the centerpiece of the Homan Square mega-complex — then the largest commercial complex on Earth. This episode explores the forgotten history of the original Sears Tower and Homan Square: how Richard Warren Sears built an industrial empire from small-town rail depots; the logistical engineering behind the first "same-day shipping" system; and why the retail giant eventually collapsed into a record‑breaking abandoned ghost town. Henry Ford famously visited to study its mass-production methods.

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