Willis (Sears) Tower

One day, I was traveling around town on the Divvy bicycle and my friend from work called me and said she was in town and about to go visit "The Bean". I was only a 20 min bike ride away, so I decided to go visit. As soon as I get there I see that she is with a class of kids for a summer trip. I even knew a few of them. Haha. Pleasant surprise to see everyone!

History & Facts

• Old Height: 1450 ft. (442.1 m.)
• New Height (after antennas were added to improve TV reception): 1729 ft. (520.3 m.)
• 1973 - 2009 known as Sears Tower
• 4.3 Million square ft. of floor space.
• Inspiration for design: A pack of cigarettes pulled out at varying heights.
• Skydeck is the observation room for tourists, a height of 1353 ft. on the 103rd floor
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Fellow Teacher and Former Student

I've known the teacher for several years since we had physics together in high school. The student, who I had in Algebra two or three years ago, is clearly the only mature one out of all 3 of us! Haha.

Close Ups of the Willis Tower

Best Wishes & Happy Trails!