14 Things You Might Not Know About the Sears/Willis Tower
From the second it opened as the world ’s tall edifice in 1973 , the construction formerly known as the Sears Tower has bewitch the vision of visitor . Even if you ’ve step out onto the transparent Skydeck , here are a few thing you may not sleep with about the towering building . 1. THE SEARS TOWER YOU’VE HEARD OF WAS ACTUALLY NOT THE FIRST. The record - damp skyscraper that looms over Chicago ’s Wacker Drive was conceived and constructed between 1969 and 1973 , a good six decennium after the development of Sears , Roebuck & Company ’s original home base ....