Woolworth Building

Is it possible to visit the lobby of the Woolworth Building on a Saturday? Thanks Tigerbarb

Woolworth Building

It%26#39;s never possible to visit the lobby! However... if you walk in to ask for directions, you%26#39;ll have a quick peek before they hustle you out.

Woolworth Building

You can go in and ask, in a lengthy and thickheaded way, if the NYPD Pension Section is located in the Woolworth Building (it is) and what floor it is on, and what elevator you need to use, etc. Use the time before they get sufficiently annoyed at you as Bettina suggests above.

I think some Dept of Health%26#39;s programs are in there, too...

;o)

passed by Saturday - there%26#39;s a huge sign outside before you get close to the revolving door ';Closed to Tourists'; or ';No Tourists Allowed'; - whatever it says it conveys how adamant they are!

there used to be a Company Store there (discounted Estee Lauder, Clinique, etc) and I could talk my way in saying I was going to the store... But the last time I was there, they insisted on seeing the card I was supposed to have to gain entry (it expired years ago)

What a shame that the current owners obviously have no sense of history. E.V. Lucas, a fellow countryman of mine, said in 1920, ';the Woolworth Building will be New York%26#39;s true fame. Whoever designed that graceful immensity (Cass Gilbert) not only gave commerce its most notable monument to date, but removed forever the slur upon skyscrapers. The Woolworth Building does not scrape the sky; it greets it.';

I believe it was one of the first buildings in New York to have an observation deck and now they won%26#39;t even let you in the door!

I used to travel to NY on business, and about 18 months ago I had an appt. w/a company in the Woolworth building. I didn%26#39;t have any special credentials, just walked in and had a chance to get a look at the ceiling, told the guard I was waiting for an associate (keep in mind I was dressed in business clothes with a briefcase, etc.) and waited in the lobby for my associate to arrive before we went to our appointment. Good luck!

Looks like I%26#39;ll have to pack my business suit and a brief case then :-)

On my last New Years visit there was no sign outside deterring visitors so we wandered in ( although of course we knew they%26#39;d kick us out) and had a peak at the fabulous ceiling. The security guard at the end of the hall did tell us that no visitors were allowed and we apologised and left---they can%26#39;t take the peak away though!

This does bring up another point...

NYC office building are full of amazing art. My lobby has a massive Dubuffet, and a Miro. When I cut through 666 Fifth, there is a museum collection in the lobby. If you%26#39;re in Trump tower, and want to get to Madison, walk through the lobby, past the entrance to the Nike store, and cut through the atrium - there%26#39;s usually something major there. Aside from being a showpiece of architecture, Lever House always has a major exhibit in the lobby (and there%26#39;s that disgusting pregnant sculpture that I have to shield my eyes from!

There are a lot of lobbies you can go into to check out the art - the security is usually closer to the elevators.

I think that Evening has a point here. What we need to do is cultivate workers in all the iconic NYC buildings to join the ranks of the TA faithful. That way we can visit the buildings quite legitamately for a meeting and if we happen to get taken to the meeting room via the extended lobby or executive obsrvation deck, I don%26#39;t think anyone would lose any sleep.

I don%26#39;t suppose Philips have got any plans to relocate to 40 Wall Street by any chance? Ken - we can%26#39;t persuade you to reprise your job at the Chrysler I suppose and what ever happened to NYCchic, she used to work at 70 Pine Street.

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