Sears Tower name change

General Grievous · **on:** July 15, 2009, 11:47:29 PM

http://news.aol.com/article/sears-towers-new-name/573700
Apparently they are changing the name of the Sears Tower in Chicago and calling it the Willis Tower, which I think sounds stupid.

Really? That is like renaming Empire State Building after some random holdings company. It doesn't make any sense to change the name. It will just confuse people.

Noname · **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2009, 11:51:47 PM

"Sears" is a much cooler name in my opinion... "Willis" is a person's name... it will forever be known to many people as the Sears Tower, much like the Metlife Building in NYC will forever be known as the PanAm building to many...

General Grievous · **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2009, 12:00:08 AM

Quote from: Noname,Jul 15 2009 on 10:51 PM

"Sears" is a much cooler name in my opinion... "Willis" is a person's name... it will forever be known to many people as the Sears Tower, much like the Metlife Building in NYC will forever be known as the PanAm building to many...

Amen! My point exactly! This whole thing is stupid. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if people in Chicago don't get really mad about it.

The Chronicler · **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2009, 08:47:27 AM

I've actually heard of this for a while now. If I remember correctly, the Sears Tower was named after the company that funded its construction. Sears has long since moved out, so it shouldn't be such a surprise that another company has purchased not only the tower but also the naming rights.

Also, the Empire State Building is not named after a company, so the way I see it, it seems very unlikely that its name will ever be changed.

Kor · **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2009, 12:01:24 PM

It's silly to do that, but if they want to it's their business and not mine.

812558 · **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2009, 02:48:11 PM

i live in chicago and it will always be the SEARS tower

Cancerian Tiger · **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2009, 09:51:37 PM

I was once a resident of Chicago, and although I'm not a native, the Sears Tower will always be the Sears Tower to me

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