Before the Devon Tower was built in downtown Oklahoma City, the tallest building in the skyline was the Chase Tower. Chase Tower was originally completed in 1971 for Liberty National Bank and Trust. But to me this is more than just a building, it has a strong representation of OKC, the place I have called home my entire life. When people mention Oklahoma City, they think of the Devon Tower because it now towers over the rest of the buildings. But when I think of Oklahoma City I think of Chase Tower because it was the largest building through my childhood and I loved how tall it was.

My first encounter with the building was when I was a kid walking around the city with my family, and me just being a young kid from Oklahoma I had not seen any other buildings that were taller at this time in my life. I remember being amazed looking up at it and thinking that Chase Tower was where I wanted to work at when I was older. I wanted to work on the highest floor of the building so I could look out the windows up there every single day. Now kids these days look up to the Devon Tower which is much taller than Chase Tower, but Chase Tower is still special to me.