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Fazlur R. Khan

CTL-P-0434 · Person

VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-01878 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0434. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

The honoree's own official site (Professional Milestones & Awards) states: 'In 1998 the city of Chicago named the intersection of Jackson and Franklin Streets (located at the foot of the Sears, or Willis, Tower) "Fazlur R. Khan Way."' On this tier-2 source the stored segment is restated from the address form '300 South Franklin Street' (the same corner) to the source's intersection form, and the approval year 1998 — absent from the graph — is now recorded. The catalog additionally records the sign as now located inside the Skydeck visitor center (prior basis, retained as catalog-attributed). Upgraded 2026-10-17 from STRONG EVIDENCE (Honorary Chicago catalog: http://www.honorarychicago.com/blog/tag/Famous) under CTL-MTH-001/002/003 on the strength of the honoree's own official site (tier 2) (fetched in full 2026-10-17).

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The honoree's own official site (Professional Milestones & Awards) states: 'In 1998 the city of Chicago named the intersection of Jackson and Franklin Streets (located at the foot of the Sears, or Willis, Tower) "Fazlur R. Khan Way."' On this tier-2 source the stored segment is restated from the address form '300 South Franklin Street' (the same corner) to the source's intersection form, and the approval year 1998 — absent from the graph — is now recorded.

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The honoree's own official site (Professional Milestones & Awards) states: 'In 1998 the city of Chicago named the intersection of Jackson and Franklin Streets (located at the foot of the Sears, or Willis, Tower) "Fazlur R. Khan Way."' On this tier-2 source the stored segment is restated from the address form '300 South Franklin Street' (the same corner) to the source's intersection form, and the approval year 1998 — absent from the graph — is now recorded. The catalog additionally records the sign as now located inside the Skydeck visitor center (prior basis, retained as catalog-attributed). Upgraded 2026-10-17 from STRONG EVIDENCE (Honorary Chicago catalog: http://www.honorarychicago.com/blog/tag/Famous) under CTL-MTH-001/002/003 on the strength of the honoree's own official site (tier 2) (fetched in full 2026-10-17).

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