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This morning, Prescott and I paid a visit to the Sears Tower to check out the new Ledges observation boxes and talk to officials about the new attraction. We'll have our full report and gallery up tomorrow, but the Ledges have made news outside the city with coverage from various national press outlets such as the New York Times (here) and the Associated Press (here). Check out those stories and check back tomorrow for our feature.
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Nice. Way to get scooped in your own town. Can't wait to read what YOU think about it. Eventually.
Well, if you're going to be an ass about it...
It's only because those hick tourists from NYC care more about this stuff than we do.
Oh noes! National coverages!!!
Nice to see that they're already dirty and scratched.
Notice the toe-prints. Somebody took off their shoes.
Best of all, The NY Times and AP stories BOTH used the term "Sears Tower" with no mention of any pending name change.
Oops. I spoke too soon. I just noticed that the AP story mentions that the switch of the name will occur later this summer.
More accurately, it will be an attempt to change the name. Sears Tower forever!
It's been international coverage as the Brit papers have also given it long write ups.
Hopefully some of my photos make a cameo in this feature.
I work in Sears. Yesterday everyone at my company had the opportunity to see the ledge for free. A lot of my coworkers went up and enjoyed it. I've been to the top of tall buildings like Sears, Hancock, Rockefeller and Empire State -- and I've been to lots of tall churches and monuments. But my fear of heights is such that if I was even able to will myself onto the ledge, I'd probably completely lose it. I'd curl up into a ball and shake uncontrollably. A lot more people are able to walk out onto those things than I thought would! My coworker said it took him a few minutes to get used to, but he was able to do it. Then a woman next to him started jumping up and down.
It does amaze me that the photos of kids on the Ledge that I've seen show them with absolutely no qualms about walking out there, laying down on it, flopping around on it, etc. Ah to be young and unaware of the (extreme) possibiities of what COULD happen...