Riverside’s old Sears should not be demolished, residents urge

Riverside’s old Sears should not be demolished, residents urge

Riverside’s vacant Sears could be demolished to make way for apartments, townhomes and stores. But as the project moves through the review process, some residents are pushing to preserve the store and its mid-century modern architecture. Another possibility, they say, is for the project’s design to echo Sears’ look. However, the building, mostly empty since 2020, isn’t labeled as a historic structure. And the developer says preserving the old de…