What's in a Name?

Posted by Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 12 October 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.

A view up what used to be the world's tallest building, the Sears Tower. Or is it Willis Tower? This past summer, the naming rights were transferred to the company who holds the largest tenant space in the Tower. It has since acquired the nickname, "Big Willie." But I will always call it the Sears Tower.

Some statistics about the Sears Tower:

2,000 construction workers
1 building
2 city blocks
101 acres
4,560,000 square feet of space
206 restrooms
992 toilets
796 faucets
25,000 miles of plumbing
2,000,000,000 cubic feet of concrete
2,232 steps
76,000 tons of steel

Photo taken September 25, 2009.

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