Slideshow: Sears Tower New Skydeck Ledge


	Slideshow: Sears Tower New Skydeck Ledge
clip-on-tie
7-1-2009 7:34 PM
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new "ledge"
clip-on-tie says:
I don't think I could do this.

For those who can stand heights, the new "Ledge" that will allow visitors to the Sears Tower Skydeck to look straight down 1,353 feet opens Thursday at 9 a.m.

The owners of Sears Tower unveiled its new glass ledge in July 2009. The ledge juts out from the building's west Skydeck on the building's 103rd floor.

http://www.theskydeck.com/theledge.asp
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7-2-2009 12:20 AM
BartendingBear
Some fates just don't need to be tempted.
7-2-2009 12:29 AM
chestnut501
No way. That's too much like waterboarding. At least that's what my stomach would be thinking as it imagined itself falling to the ground.
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<H1>Nice view</H1></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090624-sears-tower-improvements-pictures,0,4099396.photogallery"><DIV id="gallery-slideshow-image"><IMG width="500" height="321" class="gallery-slideshow-photo" alt="During a tour at the Sears Tower, Robert Wislow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at U.S Equities Realty, views a small test roof top garden on the 90th floor roof. It is part of the plans for a significant green modernization project for the building, which is the tallest in the Western Hemisphere." src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-06/47687899.jpg" />
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<H1>Gardening on the 90th floor</H1></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090624-sears-tower-improvements-pictures,0,4099396.photogallery"><DIV id="gallery-slideshow-image"><IMG width="271" height="410" class="gallery-slideshow-photo" alt="Architect Adrian Smith shows a rendering of a new proposed green hotel, located adjacent to the Sears Tower on Wednesday." src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-06/47683471.jpg" />
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<H1>The greening of the Sears Tower</H1></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090624-sears-tower-improvements-pictures,0,4099396.photogallery"><DIV id="gallery-slideshow-image"><IMG width="174" height="410" class="gallery-slideshow-photo" alt="The model of a new proposed green hotel adjacent to the Sears Tower, as seen during a media event at the Sears Tower on Wednesday." src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-06/47683232.jpg" />
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<H1>Side by side</H1></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090624-sears-tower-improvements-pictures,0,4099396.photogallery"><DIV id="gallery-slideshow-image"><IMG width="500" height="341" class="gallery-slideshow-photo" alt="Architect Adrian Smith shows an artist's rendering and sketches of a new proposed hotel located next to the Sears Tower, as seen during a press conference Wednesday." src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-06/47683230.jpg" />
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<H1>Sketches and renderings</H1></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090624-sears-tower-improvements-pictures,0,4099396.photogallery"><DIV id="gallery-slideshow-image"><IMG width="305" height="410" class="gallery-slideshow-photo" alt="Architect Adrian Smith shows a rendering Wednesday of a new proposed hotel which would be located next to the Sears Tower." src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-06/47683225.jpg" />
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<H1>Artist's renderings</H1></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090624-sears-tower-improvements-pictures,0,4099396.photogallery"><DIV id="pgCaption">
Architect <A id="PEPLT006110" target="_blank" title="Adrian Smith" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/politics/adrian-smith-PEPLT006110.topic" class="taxInlineTagLink">Adrian Smith</A> shows a rendering Wednesday of a new proposed hotel which would be located next to the <A id="PLTRA0000153" target="_blank" title="Sears Tower" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/travel/tourism-leisure/sears-tower-PLTRA0000153.topic" class="taxInlineTagLink">Sears Tower</A>.
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-090624-sears-tower-improvements-pictures,0,4099396.photogallery"><DIV>The owners of Sears Tower unveiled its new glass ledge in July 2009. The ledge juts out from the building's west Skydeck on the building's 103rd floor. This comes after the owners of the Sears Tower announced that they will build an environmentally friendly hotel next to the skyscraper, which is also going green.</DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/F41D2B09-8CFD-461A-A991-AB0E5D564668/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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