Safety deposit “graveyard” discovered in The Woolworth Building On our last Untapped Cities event that toured the Woolworth Building, we got to see some parts of the landmark space that weren’t shown even on visits we’ve taken with other organizations before. The most unique spot was the bank vault which is no longer in use, but still packed to the gills with safety deposit boxes and files. In this area was a veritable “graveyard” of safety deposits boxes, waiting to be thrown out. We had previously reported on other “non-human graveyards,” so we had a special interest in this oddity. The bank vault at The Woolworth is unique for its double door system The Woolworth Building was financed with the co-sponsorship of Irving National Bank, but when the building was completed Woolworth bought out the shares of the bank, which retained only its tenancy in the building. You can see these spots and more on… Read More