The Olympics are coming... well, the committee from the US Olympics organization that will be choosing between Chicago and Los Angeles for the US entry for the 2016 summer Olympics is coming. They will arrive on Tuesday, and are promised to be given the red-carpet treatment by the city organization that has well-packaged plans and millions of dollars in the bank to make it happen.

The Sears Tower will feature the Chicago Olympics logo projected over 20 stories on its north side. Several weeks back I was in Millennium Park and saw workers testing a similar logo on the side of the AON Center. Here’s how I was able to capture it with my Treo smartphone:

Do I want the Olympics to come to Chicago? Of course! It will be a boost for the local and regional economy, not to mention property values. Though it is difficult for me to determine if I will be here in Chicago – we are talking about an event nine years from now, and nine years ago I had no idea I would be in Chicago!

As for the title of this blog post – You Are The Light is the name of the Olympic fanfare song; you can hear the trumpets right now in your head.

Comments

oh snap! i never even saw any photos of the logo on the AON center. WOW!

Comment by spudart
on 03/13/07 at 10:33 PM
 

It was only up there that night when they were testing the projection, as when the Olympic committee was here alst week, they instead spelled out “2016” with the windows open and closed.

So I got lucky I guess!

mp/m

Comment by Mike Maddaloni
on 03/14/07 at 10:00 AM
 

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