Perhaps growing up in Chicago, home of the Sears Tower (don't call it the Willis Tower around me), I am more interested in tall buildings than the average person. The Sears Tower was completed in 1973 when I was seven years old. It was the tallest building in the world until recently and remains the second tallest in several categories. It was always a source of pride and fascination.

With this background I thought it very important that our boys make a trip to Oklahoma City to see the Devon Tower under construction. I think it will be neat when they are older to remember back and see pictures of themselves there while it was still under construction.

We parked by the Oklahoma County Courthouse and, after playing in small fountain for a while, we took this photo looking at the north side of the Devon Tower. "Go Thunder!" refers to the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA basketball team who are currently doing well in the playoffs.

This is looking at the south side of the Devon Tower taken from the Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge. We walked all around the Devon Tower, taking pictures and seeing every angle of the construction.

Finally, this photo was taken looking at the west side of the Devon Tower. Despite being Saturday, we watched the elevators and cranes take materials to the top non-stop. They were working on the ceiling of the 44th/floor of the 45th story. In a few years, we'll make a trip back and wonder at the tallest building in Oklahoma and remember back to when we saw it under construction.

See my first post with more information about the Devon Tower. And, another post with more construction and aerial photos.