Graybar Building

[Fred Fischer]

I just visited the lobby of the Graybar building. It is astonishingly beautiful, especially the ceiling in the entryway. Can anyone provide an official description? It looks to me like an art deco homage to the Main Concourse ceiling.

Upon further research, it looks as if the lower level loop was blocked by LIRR construction while the upper level loop is still operational but rarely used.

[Deborah Zelcer]

Not an official description, but much of the Graybar Building lobby decoration is inspired by Moorish geometry and design. Below are photos from the Alcazar in Seville. Many architects, designers and artists from the later 1800s into the deco era were inspired by these notable inlaid tile patterns - 

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On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM Fred Fischer <ff1...@gmail.com> wrote:

I just visited the lobby of the Graybar building. It is astonishingly beautiful, especially the ceiling in the entryway. Can anyone provide an official description? It looks to me like an art deco homage to the Main Concourse ceiling.

Upon further research, it looks as if the lower level loop was blocked by LIRR construction while the upper level loop is still operational but rarely used.

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[Ralph Spielman]

https://bookwormhistory.com/2017/04/23/the-story-of-grand-centrals-other-ceiling-mural/

Does that help, Fred?

Ralph Spielman

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On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 2:23 PM, Fred Fischer <ff1...@gmail.com> wrote:

I just visited the lobby of the Graybar building. It is astonishingly beautiful, especially the ceiling in the entryway. Can anyone provide an official description? It looks to me like an art deco homage to the Main Concourse ceiling.

Upon further research, it looks as if the lower level loop was blocked by LIRR construction while the upper level loop is still operational but rarely used.

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[Deborah Zelcer]

my previous message applying to lobby of Graybar Building, not Graybar Passage in Grand Central,

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On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM Fred Fischer <ff1...@gmail.com> wrote:

I just visited the lobby of the Graybar building. It is astonishingly beautiful, especially the ceiling in the entryway. Can anyone provide an official description? It looks to me like an art deco homage to the Main Concourse ceiling.

Upon further research, it looks as if the lower level loop was blocked by LIRR construction while the upper level loop is still operational but rarely used.

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