Reflections of the Past Sears Dept Store Escalator Shreveport, La If you are like us, you grew up shopping at the Sears Department store on Southern Ave. All of our clothes came from this store as well as toys and electronics. We visited our favorite Sears store one last time back in 2018 before it closed it's doors forever. As we walked in we could almost smell the popcorn popping on the lower floor. The first thing most people remember is riding up and down on the escalators and it just wasn't