What you talking bout Willis Tower

[patrick0brien]

-You guys bought one of our silly bridges in London and took it back home brick by brick.

Yes, but even in the Desert, it's still called London Bridge

Chicagoans are an interesting lot, our stubbornness leans toward the practical side.

Cloudgate? No. "The Bean". So stubbornly so the artist (Anish Kapoor, a British artist, no less) acknowledged its nickname at the dedication ceremony.

Soldier Field is still Soldier Field, despite that it looks like a UFO crash-landed in it. Most HATE the architecture slam-up.

Trump Tower, well, not fit to print...

 

[szark]

Would anybody be brave enough in this forum to go out onto the "Ledge"?

Absolutely! It's one of my definite stops next time I'm in town.

Of course, I'll probably have to go out on it alone unless I lose a few pounds before then.

 

[Gregg2]

Like the Lloyds of London Building?

Or the Giant Gherkin nearby??

 

[PlaceofDis]

Yes, but even in the Desert, it's still called London Bridge

Chicagoans are an interesting lot, our stubbornness leans toward the practical side.

Cloudgate? No. "The Bean". So stubbornly so the artist (Anish Kapoor, a British artist, no less) acknowledged its nickname at the dedication ceremony.

Soldier Field is still Soldier Field, despite that it looks like a UFO crash-landed in it. Most HATE the architecture slam-up.

Trump Tower, well, not fit to print...

aaand Macy's is still Marshal Fields

 

[Thomas Veil]

I hereby nominate this for Best-Titled Thread of 2009.

 

[leekohler]

And Chicagoans (is that a word?) will continue to call it the Sears Tower as they call Macy's, Marshall Field.

You got that right. Everyone in the city is angry about both of those things. Marshall Field's will NEVER be Macy's- EVER. Same goes for the Sears Tower and Comiskey Park.

 

[Gonzo3333]

Marshall Fields forever! I miss those green bags, they looked much more classy than the Macy's bags they have now.

Same goes for the Allstate Arena, it will always be the Rosemont Horizon to me.

 

[Rt&Dzine]

and Wrigley Field is still Weeghman Park.





Joking. I'm not that old.

 

[mac 2005]

and Wrigley Field is still Weeghman Park.





Joking. I'm not that old.

Thanks! This is the one thing I learned today. I thought Wrigley Field was the original name of the ballpark, but...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Field

With respect to this thread, I stand by Sears Tower and Marshall Field.