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The Willis Tower, formerly known and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Designed by architect Bruce G
The Willis Tower as seen from the west in 2024
The Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) during its construction in 1973
The tower in 1978, after its completion
The tower at night in 2009
Sears
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Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores and online retailer. The company was founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and rei
Willis Tower
…glass. The base of the building contains a retail complex known as the Catalog. The lower half of the tower was originally occupied by retail company Sears, which had its headquarters there until 1994, while the upper stories were rented out. The structure was known as the Sears Tower from its construction…
Willis Tower (previously Sears Tower), corporate headquarters from 1973 to 1995.
Richard Warren Sears
Alvah Curtis Roebuck
The exterior of the former Sears Merchandise Building Tower, now the John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Tower