Closure in 1992
After 64 years of operations at the site, Sears announced in May 1991 that it would close its regional distribution center in Boyle Heights. The distribution center was closed in January 1992, eliminating jobs for 585 full-time workers and 775 part-timers. The facility’s general manager said at the time that the Boyle Heights center was the most expensive that Sears operated, in part due to the fact that the facilities were “outdated.”
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