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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump Tower: Take a Tour of the Saddest Building in NYC [View all]
Last edited Sat Apr 27, 2024, 05:10 PM - Edit history (1)
The Trump Organization calls Trump Tower one of the most iconic commercial properties anywhere in the world... Have they visited the place lately?Nell Scovell
Updated Apr. 27, 2024 3:28AM EDT
For the duration of his criminal trial, Donald J. Trump has moved back into the penthouse of Trump Tower at the corner of 5th Avenue and 56th Street. With the owner and former president back in residence, you might think theyd spruce up the abutting commercial and retail space. Youd be wrong. The Daily Beast dropped in earlier this week for a tour of the crown jewel of The Trump Organization.
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THE LOBBY
The Trump Organization website brags, One of the most notable features of Trump Tower is the breath-taking 60-foot waterfall embellishing the eastern wall of the building.
Today, its notable that theres no water in the waterfall. And a waterfall without water is just a wall. Heres a shot from the second story looking down:
So much has changed in the past eight years since Trump called the tower home. Ivankas eponymous fine jewelry store is gone. And remember the Currency Exchange that served as the backdrop to the iconic moment that Melania and Trump stepped on the escalator?
Thats gone, too.
But lets not pine for what is lost. Lets see whats there
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Trump Tower is as tawdry as its namesake. And the Trump Cafe isn't even open. It's allegedly "closed for renovation" and is said to open "the second week of May" but the security guard has his doubts, lol.
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Years back I read an article on how Trump Tower was both filthy and poorly maintained,
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Apr 2024
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