Being a native Texan and almost lifelong resident of the D-FW metroplex, I was surprised to hear that locals refer to Reunion Tower as "the ball." In almost seventy years living here - which means I was here long before Reunion Tower was built - I've never heard anyone ever refer to it as anything other than Reunion Tower. Certainly, someone may mention the ball at the top of a Reunion Tower, but not simply "the ball" to refer to the tower and the adornment at the top. I also found it interesting that the episode of Aerial America didn't include any nighttime views of Reunion Tower showing the patterns of lights that are displayed around the ball at the top..
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