tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post2672830826148888957..comments2024-03-27T06:24:30.922-04:00Comments on A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books: What'choo talkin' 'bout?John Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14842328320680692310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-75307226359036995952009-03-17T14:02:00.000-04:002009-03-17T14:02:00.000-04:00I'm from Chicago and I have to agree that this...I'm from Chicago and I have to agree that this was a terrible idea. Just as Macy's decided to strip Chicago of The Marshall Field's brand & identity and it has backfired, I suspect this won't go as Willis Corp. had hoped. <BR/><BR/>Emily<BR/><BR/>http://wideopenspaces.squarespace.com/Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689468930079726792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-56972108725812486212009-03-14T11:15:00.000-04:002009-03-14T11:15:00.000-04:00You bet people here in Chicago are pissed, it's th...You bet people here in Chicago are pissed, it's the talk of the town.<BR/><BR/>As for me, I can't get worked up over the name change. I've always considered Sear's Tower to be an inferior building, unfortunate given its stature.<BR/><BR/>It's status as an icon was always tied to its having been the world's tallest building. With that distinction lost, it's just another big, ugly building.James Iskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219990004487304003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-26017541695944037282009-03-13T12:22:00.000-04:002009-03-13T12:22:00.000-04:00I haven't hit the link yet, but I'm guessing the r...I haven't hit the link yet, but I'm guessing the reference in the title is to Gary Coleman, which is just very, very funny. Well done.H.B. Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496085514207522104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531343.post-52316517308296085772009-03-12T21:26:00.000-04:002009-03-12T21:26:00.000-04:00Chicago, more than any American city I've been to,...Chicago, more than any American city I've been to, appreciates its architecture and its history. This is just going to piss people off without any real benefit. Is anyone really going to call it Willis Tower? No one in Chicago will and any tourist will be looking for directions to the Sears Tower. <BR/><BR/>If they really wanted their name on the property why not go with something like Sears Tower at Willis Place.twoeightninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987466280583349784noreply@blogger.com