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Taking America's Pulse inside the Sears Tower.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, September, 2002
By Robert L. Kaiser, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 8--It was a long way down.
Seventy flights, 1,400 steps.
Erin Frey took them one at a time in 2 1/2-inch heels, moving like a woman running from something.
After what happened Sept. 11, Frey had to prove to herself she could escape Sears Tower in an emergency, no time to lace up the Nikes.
Her peace of mind depended on it.
So, for a fire drill in which she and five co-workers from the 70th floor descended non-stop to the lobby, Frey wore the highest heels she could find in the vast lineup under her desk.
The black leather shoes made her almost 6 feet tall. They were classy but plain, with narrow toes tapering to a square...
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