1. 20 Exchange Has a Secret Door

The former offices and banking halls on the ground floor are currently empty, but still beautiful. In one wood-paneled room, two doors on either side of a short section of panelling lead to two separate rooms. But the nondescript section between them is actually a concealed door leading to a third room.

Many of the rooms in the banking hall have marble fire places, wood paneling with neoclassical details, and chandeliers. The book Wall Street: Financial Capital shows an image of an upper floor executive dining room explaining that the decor was intended to “remind its executives of an English manor house.”

Next, read about the Secrets of neighboring Art Deco Skyscraper 70 Pine.