What you NOT talkin’ about, Willis?!
July 15, 2009 by Pam
From the Chicago Tribune:
July 15, 2009 9:38 AM
Known as the Sears Tower since it opened in 1973, the tallest building in the United States is set to change its name to Willis Tower.
The London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings will make the name change official Thursday with a ceremony at the downtown Chicago skyscraper. Willis is leasing 140,000 square feet and moving 500 employees to the building.
Keep dreaming, Willis Group Holdings. This may be a vanity perk for you, but nobody’s going to be referring to the Sears Tower as The Willis Tower. We’ve already got Urkel (the esteemed Todd Stroger.) We don’t need Willis, too…
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Outrageous!
Blasphemy!
I can’t believe they would let this happen to my beloved city!!
Sears Tower now, tomorrow, and forever!
Another blogger said this will be just like US Cellular Field where the White Soxs play, people will forget the real name. No, they won’t. I have only heard the White Soxs ballpark referred to a Comisky (spell?) Park (or Field) in the 5 years I lived in that city. The name change may be “official” but no one will ever call it anything but the Sears Tower.
I am British, born and bred and live in Chicago.
But I am telling Willis to PISS OFF.
Pardon me … but not even a Brit accepts this ridicule.