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The Willis Tower, originally and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), it opened in 1973 as the world's tallest ...
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In 1969, Sears, Roebuck & Co. was the largest retailer in the world, with about 350,000 employees. Sears wanted to put many of its employees into one building on the western part of Chicago's Loop. The company was given a location by West Chicago Loop not far from Grant Park. Sears eventually bought the West Chicago loop location and bought 15 old ...
As the construction of the building reached as the 50th floor in 1972, people sued Sears and wanted to stop the building from passing 67 floors.The lawsuits said that above the 67th floor would make television signals bad. The Illinois Citizens' Committee for Broadcasting wanted the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop the building from ...
The tower did not have as many companies buying office spaces and it was half-empty for many years.In the 2000s, many companies in the tower began to leave because of terrorist threats or because they found better office spaces. In 1984, Sears decided to improve the appearance of the lower floors for civilians and tourists. Their solution was to cr...
Sears' naming rights ended in 2003, but the building was still called the Sears Tower for many years. In March 2009, the British insurance company Willis Group Holdings agreed to rent a part of the building and got the naming rights. On July 16, 2009, the building was officially renamed the Willis Tower. On August 13, 2012, United Airlines said the...
On May 25, 1981, Dan Goodwin climbed the tower while using suction cups and wearing a Spider-Man costume. The Chicago Fire Department tried to stop him, but he made the first successful outside climb of the tower. Goodwin was arrested at the top after the seven-hour climb and was later charged with trespassing. In August 1999, Alain "Spiderman" Rob...
For nearly 25 years after its completion, the Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, held the title of tallest building in the world. Standing 110 stories tall, its black aluminum and bronze-tinted glass exterior has become emblematic of Chicago, a city crazy about its architecture.
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The Sears, Roebuck & Company product distribution center in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, is a historic landmark that was one of the company's mail-order facilities, with a retail store on the ground floor. The building was used for mail order until 1992, when Sears closed the distribution center and sold the building. While Sears ...
The Willis Tower, formerly the Sears Tower, is an interesting amalgamation of architecture and urban progress. It reigned as the tallest building in the world for more than two decades, from 1973 to 1998. Originally built as the headquarters for Sears, Roebuck & Company, it housed its operations until 1994.
Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) is a 110 story building in the heart of Chicago’s downtown. Willis Tower is not only one of the tallest buildings in the world, it is also a magnificent icon, impossible to miss within Chicago’s skyline.
