And the Woolworth Building conversion is a doozy. It’s what happens when you completely gut and remodel a 105-year-old landmark structure, and the basement wires are a mass of spaghetti.

Frank Woolworth, the son of a poor farmer, was able to pay for the tower in cash. More than a century after its opening, the Woolworth Building remains one of New York’s most iconic landmarks.

The terra-cotta building, overlooking City Hall Park at 233 Broadway, was designed by Cass Gilbert for five-and-dime-store magnate F.W. Woolworth.

When retail boss Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the construction of the Woolworth Building in 1910, he reserved an entire floor for his office and built a private pool in the basement, where he would ...

The original Woolworth Building was intended to be self-sufficient–with boiler room and engine room that once powered and lighted the building. Electrical Switchboard of The Woolworth Building.

The Woolworth Building was called the “Cathedral of Commerce” when it opened in lower Manhattan early in the 20th century. From 1913 to 1930, the $13.5 million Beaux Arts building ...

Woolworth paid for the building with $13,500,000 in cash—about $338,000,000 in today's money. Woolworth Building Lobby Tours [email protected] (203) 966-9663 ...

The Woolworth building's had a fancy, private bar/event space—further cementing its exclusive status— called The Wooly since 2009, but now the public can get into the building beyond .

Pedestrians pass the Woolworth Building in Alamo Plaza in 2015. A report recently released by the Alamo supports preservation of the 1921 structure, as well as the adjacent 1923 Palace Building ...