Sears Tower quickly become a symbol of Chicago’s corporate might, according to Mike Duncan, a principal with Cresa Chicago, a real estate firm. “From that point on, I was nicknamed Spider Dan.” A success
The tower was undamaged, said Goodwin, and he was later fined $35. “The cops were throwing their arms around me, saying that was the greatest thing they’d ever seen,” he said. He was arrested after reaching the roof, but police officers greeted him as a conquering hero. “It just kept getting taller and thinner, and soon we had what would be the tallest building in the world,” Zils said.ĭaniel Goodwin, known as Spider Dan, is released from jail after climbing the Sears Tower on May 26, 1981. The retailer planned to rent out those upper-floor offices to other firms at first, but since few companies would want massive floor plates like Sears, Graham and Khan realized the building needed a massive base and narrow top. Sears also wanted an extra several million square feet of space, enough to handle expected growth throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he added. “They were not interested in being an innovator, they just wanted something that was rock solid.” “Sears was a very frugal operation that didn’t spend any extra money for anything,” Zils said. After buying land at 233 South Wacker Drive, Sears hired Skidmore Owings to craft a plan that would give it several million square feet on the parcel. The retailer just wanted to replace the old Homan Square headquarters with offices near downtown’s Metra train lines.
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