Sears tower no more?

[Srbski-kralj]

I just found this out. Kinda sucks it wont be called the sears tower anymore.


One of the most iconic buildings in the world will soon have a new name. Sears Tower, at one point the tallest skyscraper on earth, will be known as Willis Tower starting this summer.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Willis Group Holdings, a London-based insurance broker, didn't have to pay anything for the name. After consolidating its area offices to the Tower, Willis was given naming rights to the 36-year-old skyscraper. It was a package deal, of sorts. According to the Tribune, Willis is hoping its newest venture increases the company's name recognition in the United States. Apparently, it's a big player across the pond, but few Yanks know anything about it.

Clearly the move is already having an effect in Search. Lookups on "willis tower," "sears tower," and "what is willis company" immediately soared into the stratosphere. But some wonder if native Chicagoans will play along with the name change. CNN quotes a local historian as saying that it will be hard for residents "to shift and start calling it (Sears Tower) something else."

Indeed, a message board on a Chicago station's website features many sarcastic and "Is nothing sacred?"-type remarks. One telling quote: "They can rename it whatever they want, the people who live here will always refer to it as The Sears Tower."

[Shoepick]

Ya.. the name is not going anywhere. It would be like renaming the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben... Can't be done.
Like a popular store around used to be called K-Mart, it was renamed to Big K but its forever ingraved in peoples' memories as K-Mart. Can't teach an old dog new tricks

[Srbski-kralj]

i know that people still be calling it Sears tower, was just surfing the net and tought i post this.

[Shoepick]

Ya very interesting though. I'll definately be telling this to people tomorrow.

[Srbski-kralj]

hahaha yeah, its just to odd changing hte name right now when it is embeded in the heart of a whole nation.

[Future Raptor Ace]

wow that's bull, it should always be called the sears tower. I hate when people think its cute to rename famous landmarks.
thanks for posting this

[pepelepew]

I could accept Alizee tower

[Rocket]

Originally Posted by Shoepick

Ya.. the name is not going anywhere. It would be like renaming the Eiffel Tower or Big Ben... Can't be done.
Like a popular store around used to be called K-Mart, it was renamed to Big K but its forever ingraved in peoples' memories as K-Mart. Can't teach an old dog new tricks

Remember the golden rule, Shoepick. He who has the gold, makes the rules. In other words, with right amount of money, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

[Amigo!]

Originally Posted by Rocket

In other words, with right amount of money, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

Sure, you can do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean life isn't going to come back and bite you in the ass for it

That's how the universe works... Balance

[Srbski-kralj]

Both of u are right, but still it dosent make it right I might be shoting out of hte dark here but dosn't hte name Sears tower have a symoblic meaning to it, a new begining, or something like what dosnt kill us makes are stronger and more united.