Link to Modern marvels: The sears tower documentary
Documentary Description
Some 23,000 people walk through the Sears Tower's domed entrances daily.
104 elevators (some double-decker), moving at speeds up to 1,600 feet
per minute, transport workers and visitors to the 110 floors of North
America's tallest building. Sears, Roebuck and Company began as a small
mail-order business in Chicago, and by 1960, had grown into the biggest
global retailer. Sears Chairman Gordon Metcalf proposed bringing the
company under one roof to create the world's largest headquarters. Join
us for a look at this pioneering building that remains a symbol of the
future and a tribute to the company that dreamt big enough to build it!