Chicagoans refuse to call the Sears Tower by its “real” name, and there’s a reason for that 🏙️ Built in 1973, named after a Chicago company, and once the tallest building in the world. When the naming rights were sold in 2009, locals weren’t having it. 15 years later, most still aren’t. It’s more than a building. It’s part of Chicago’s identity. 😤 Be honest… are you calling it the Sears Tower or the Willis Tower? 👇 #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoLife #SearsTower #ChicagoCulture #WillyTower
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Chicagoans refuse to call the Sears Tower by its “real” name, and there’s a reason for that 🏙️ Built in 1973, named after a Chicago company, and once the tallest building in the world. When the naming rights were sold in 2009, locals weren’t having it. 15 years later, most still aren’t. It’s more than a building. It’s part of Chicago’s identity. 😤 Be honest… are you calling it the Sears Tower or the Willis Tower? 👇 #ChicagoHistory #ChicagoLife #SearsTower #ChicagoCulture #WillyTower
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For over 40 years, the name Sears invoked an image of a tall black tower in Chicago’s skyline. Although still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. obtained the naming rights to the building on July 16th 2009. Sears’ legacy as one of Chicago’s mail-order giants, however, goes back further than the construction of the Sears Tower in 1974. | Chicago Architecture Center
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For over 40 years, the name Sears invoked an image of a tall black tower in Chicago’s skyline. Although still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. obtained the naming rights to the building on July 16th 2009. Sears’ legacy as one of Chicago’s mail-order giants, however, goes back further than the construction of the Sears Tower in 1974. | Chicago Architecture Center
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Devince McKeever on Instagram: "Which building is the Sears tower of the Westside? Both are historical landmarks in Chicago📍but only one holds the crown as the Original Sears Tower 💯 Might need @6figga_dilla for this one #Chicago #Chicagohistory #westsidechicago #outwest #fyp"
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Devince McKeever on Instagram: "Which building is the Sears tower of the Westside? Both are historical landmarks in Chicago📍but only one holds the crown as the Original Sears Tower 💯 Might need @6figga_dilla for this one #Chicago #Chicagohistory #westsidechicago #outwest #fyp"
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When the Sears Tower was built, many thought it was impossible too tall, too bold, too ambitious. 🏙️ Built in the early 1970s, the Sears Tower rose in just about three years to over 100 stories & powered by a revolutionary bundled-tube steel design that changed skyscrapers forever.📍 Over 76,000 tons of steel were used to build it and for nearly 25 years, it stood as the tallest building on Earth! 🌎 proving Chicago doesn’t just dream big we engineer belief. ✨ This tower didn’t just reshape the
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When the Sears Tower was built, many thought it was impossible too tall, too bold, too ambitious. 🏙️ Built in the early 1970s, the Sears Tower rose in just about three years to over 100 stories & powered by a revolutionary bundled-tube steel design that changed skyscrapers forever.📍 Over 76,000 tons of steel were used to build it and for nearly 25 years, it stood as the tallest building on Earth! 🌎 proving Chicago doesn’t just dream big we engineer belief. ✨ This tower didn’t just reshape the
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Davy on Instagram: "(I GOT SHOCKED BY 7,000 VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY) On this project, I try to find access inside the Sears building in Los Angeles. I ended up getting shocked and almost ran over by security. I been here before and got arrested previously but on this project, i explain why I’m returning to the property to explore it again. (Property history) December 1926, Sears, Roebuck and Company of Chicago announced that it would build a nine-story, height-limit building on East Ninth Street (l
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Seeing Cool Places on Instagram: "The original Sears Tower is located on the west side of Chicago, and serves as a reminder for a time when the North Lawndale area was thriving. Small steps are being taken to restore the area to its past, before the influence of Sears went away, and before the riots destroyed much of the area. #chicagohistory #searstower #chicago #westsidechicago #willistower #historicbuildings #historiclandmark #historicsite #landmark #documentary #neighborhood #northlawndale #
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Pooja Naik | Your Chicago Guide on Instagram: "Chicago Restaurant Week Starts Today and here’s one restaurant you can’t miss! Located inside the Sears Tower and helmed by celebrity Chef Jonathon Sawyer. Their CRW menu is fantastic and well worth the $45. You just have to go! 📍 202 S Franklin St, Chicago, IL . . . . . . . . . . #chicagopescetarian #kindlingchicago #searstower #downtownchicago #chicagorestaurantweek #choosechicago #chicagogram #chicagobucketlist #chicagofood #chicagofoodie #reels
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