Waiting Room Plaster Work Update

1. Phase 2B
In this slide show:
Waiting Room Plaster Work Update
February 11, 2013

2. The waiting room looking east towards the trackside. Most of the vertical plaster work has been
completed.

3. A northeast view towards the future Men’s room.

4. A view looking north towards Amtrak’s new ticketing area. New lighting for the waiting room
and the second floor balcony with be LEDs to maximize efficiency.

5. The beautiful quarter circle balcony is almost fully repaired. The original damaged terrazzo floor
hidden under the plywood will also be repaired.

6. A view looking southwest. The original plaster is in surprisingly good condition. The new main
center chandelier will be a replicate with high powered LEDs for illumination.

7. A section of ceiling along the east wall with its final glossy white finish, similar to the original
condition when the station was first opened to the public in 1906.

8. The mustard color shown is one
of several paint colors applied
over the years. The final color
for the plaster will be white as
seen here.

9. Due to aesthetic reasons a sprinkler system will not be installed in the waiting room. Instead,
beam smoke detectors and 7 double door exits will ensure safe egress during emergency.

10. The waiting room west wall will get a
new 3 feet diameter clock.

11. Left: Looking into the new
stairwell in the waiting
room.
Right: Looking at the waiting
room from inside the new
stairwell.
Bottom: The new stairway
will provide public access to
the second floor balcony.

12. New marble column panels were being
installed next to the main waiting area.

13. New and original plaster pieces merge
together seamlessly.

14. Multiple elevated scaffolding was installed to aid in plaster restoration.

15. An original plaster detail shown with its damages repaired.

16. All tower levels will have
reinforcements over its original
cross frames. 4 new additional
columns were also installed for
additional load bearing on each
floor. The brick walls and floor
slabs are in mostly good
condition. An identified
damaged section on the 9th
floor was repaired.