Now that it’s official, at least as far as the city is concerned, it’s time to choose a new name for the planned Chicago Spire. At 2,000 feet, the 150-story condo tower, for which the Chicago City Council just approved zoning, will be the tallest in the country. Whether you like the Santiago Calatrava design or not, you have to admit it’s a bold plan deserving of a bold name.
Chicago spire? Not enough pizazz for our taste. Click on “Comments” below to send us your suggestions for a new name. We’ll send a YoChicago tee shirt to whoever comes up with the best alternative.
We’ll start things off with this possibility – Fusilli Tower. Has sort of a nice ring to it, eh? As in, “I’ll be eating pasta for the rest of my life because I dropped my last $3 million on a condo at Fusilli Tower.”
The Dairy Queen Hard On
Exactly. Let’s call a spade a spade. Everyone has it on the tip of the tongue…they want to say it, but it’s not acceptable. To avoid being indelicate, let’s just say a certain male appendage comes to mind.
And the name?
The Chicago Shaft.
Freud would be so proud of you.
Actually, Misanthrope, I’ve never had that on the tip of my tongue. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
I think Barry is trying to flush George Costanza out of his silence. You know his dad fell on the fussili Jerry, right?
The Streeterville Dildo.
Woodlawn – What will they say when the Spire has shrinkage from swimming in a cold pool 🙂
I say we make Calatrava actually live in this thing. Force him to move out of his charming Queen Anne townhouse on Park Avenue and be the first modernist to actually inhabit one of their creations. Reminds me of Mies living in a brownstone instead of his LSD hi-rise.
How about we call it “The Washington Monument located in Chicago”
The Streeterville Dildo, I love that one. Seriously, this thing will NOT get built. The bank will get cold feet and not finance it.