[Jon Dalton]

I got into, and onto, the observation deck. It's a square hallway about 8 feet wide with 20 foot sides. The middle is walled off and contains the staircase and I think some mechanical stuff. It's way too small for a restaurant.

Without building any new structures, I figure they could knock out part of the inside wall and set up a bar and have a counter and barstools along the windows. The elevator stops at floor 43 and then there's 3 flights of stairs. The washrooms would need to be a floor or two below.

At the very least, they should refinish the area and restore public access. It would be as easy as having visitors check in at the front desk. They could use an electronic lock with an access code that's reset every day. The only concern I could imagine would be bums and drug deals if access was unrestricted.

This seems to be an idea everyone agrees upon. We just need someone with the motivation and the financing to do it. I was serious that it would be a good project for Stinson. We know he can do restaurants and if anything he'd actually have a chance of financing this. It might be step one of rebuilding his reputation from the ground up.