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Old 06-06-2014, 04:48 PM
 
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Anyone actually think this is cool, or just stupid as hell. Donald trump is such a narcissistic moron. No one cares about Donald trump in chicago and his huge last name on a building looks tacky. Now how do I email this thread to him?
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Old 06-06-2014, 04:56 PM
 
Location: Northern Virginia
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I think it's funny. If I were a billionaire who owned a skyscraper in downtown Chicago I can see myself putting my name in huge letters on the side.
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:01 PM
 
Location: Richmond, VA
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I don't think it's tacky. It just shows your wealth.

For example: A lot of schools will name buildings after their wealthy alumni (who put up SERIOUS cash in order to have their name on the building).

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg Cereal founder)
NYU Stern (Leonard Stern- real estate developer)

So on and so forth... it's just a status that shows your wealth. If I could afford to give billions to my school, you better believe it would be named after me.
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:05 PM
 
Location: Wake County, NC
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I'm surprised he has waited this long.

I've seen his jet parked at LaGuardia many times. Guess how I knew it was his?
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:06 PM
 
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I don't think it's tacky. It just shows your wealth.

For example: A lot of schools will name buildings after their wealthy alumni (who put up SERIOUS cash in order to have their name on the building).

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management (Kellogg Cereal founder)
NYU Stern (Leonard Stern- real estate developer)

So on and so forth... it's just a status that shows your wealth. If I could afford to give billions to my school, you better believe it would be named after me.
Well it's called trump tower, so it is already named after him. Obviously.
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:07 PM
 
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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It's a branding decision made by a marketing dept. not one person.
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Illinois
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It would be fine if his name wasn't synonymous with douchebag. I don't think his name is a positive marketing tool. If I were a Chicagoan I wouldn't like to see that on a building; it would make the downtown look tackier.
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:14 PM
 
Location: Chi-City
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It's called the "tru" tower now! Lol
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Old 06-06-2014, 05:25 PM
 
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It would be fine if his name wasn't synonymous with douchebag. I don't think his name is a positive marketing tool. If I were a Chicagoan I wouldn't like to see that on a building; it would make the downtown look tackier.
Exactly.
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Old 06-06-2014, 06:11 PM
 
Location: Schaumburg, please don't hate me for it.
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It would be fine if his name wasn't synonymous with douchebag. I don't think his name is a positive marketing tool. If I were a Chicagoan I wouldn't like to see that on a building; it would make the downtown look tackier.
I liked that building up until now.
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