Editing Windows on the World (section)

==Operations==
[[File:World Financial Center from the Windows on the World restaurant.jpg|thumb|View of [[Brookfield Place (New York City)|World Financial Center]] from the Windows on the World dining room]]
The main dining room faced north and east, allowing guests to look out onto the skyline of [[Manhattan]]. The dress code required [[Jacket|jackets]] for men and was strictly enforced; a man who arrived with a reservation but without a jacket was seated at the bar. The restaurant offered jackets that were loaned to the patrons so they could eat in the main dining room.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chong|first=Ping|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5GjOFp9aE2gC&q=%22windows+on+the+world%22+dress+code&pg=RA3-PA143|title=The East/West Quartet|year=2004|page=143|publisher=Theatre Communications Grou |isbn=9781559362290}}</ref> The dinnerware, rugs, lighting fixtures, menus and the communication equipment were designed by [[Milton Glaser]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CASE STUDY # 12 Windows on the World |url=https://www.miltonglaser.com/case-studies/227/windows-on-the-world |website=miltonglaser.com |access-date=July 18, 2022 |location=New York City |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Work – Windows on the World |url=https://www.miltonglaser.com/the-work/621/windows-on-the-world-wall/ |website=miltonglaser.com |access-date=July 18, 2022 |location=New York City |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Milton Glaser's menus for the World Trade Center |url=https://archives.sva.edu/blog/post/milton-glasers-menus-for-the-world-trade-center |publisher=SVA Archives |access-date=July 18, 2022 |location=New York City |language=en-US |date=January 25, 2014}}</ref>

A more intimate dining room, Wild Blue, was located on the south side of the restaurant. The bar extended along the south side of 1 World Trade Center as well as the corner over part of the east side. Looking out from the bar through the full length windows, one could see views of the southern tip of Manhattan, where the [[Hudson River|Hudson]] and [[East River]] meet. In addition, one could see the [[Liberty State Park]] with [[Ellis Island]] and [[Staten Island]] with the [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]]. The kitchens, utility spaces, and conference center in the restaurant were located on the 106th floor.

Windows on the World closed after the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing|1993 bombing]], in which employee Wilfredo Mercado was killed while checking in deliveries in the building's underground garage. The explosion also damaged receiving areas, storage and parking spots used by the restaurant complex.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fabricant |first=Florence |title=A New Era for Windows on the World |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/22/garden/a-new-era-for-windows-on-the-world.html |access-date=February 26, 2022 |date=September 22, 1993 |location=New York City |page=10 |language=en-US}}</ref> On May 12, 1994, the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] announced that the Joseph Baum & Michael Whiteman Company had won the contract to run the restaurants after Windows's former operator, [[Hilton Worldwide|Inhilco]], gave up its lease.<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Bryan |title=Familiar Face Behind New 'Windows' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/13/nyregion/familiar-face-behind-new-windows.html |access-date=February 26, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=May 13, 1994 |page=3 |language=en-US}}</ref> It underwent a US$25 million renovation and reopened on June 26, 1996.<ref>{{cite web |last=Roca |first=John |title=Opening of Windows of the World restaurant in the World Trade Center |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/opening-of-windows-of-the-world-restaurant-in-the-world-news-photo/97334948?language=en-US |website=Getty Images |access-date=January 1, 2022 |location=New York City |language=en-US |date=June 26, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/19/garden/new-windows-on-a-new-world-can-the-food-ever-match-the-view.html|title=New Windows on a New World;Can the Food Ever Match the View?|last=Fabricant|first=Florence|date=June 19, 1996|access-date=May 18, 2018|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Cellar in the Sky, a 60-seat space within the restaurant, reopened after [[Labor Day]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Siano |first=Joseph |title=TRAVEL ADVISORY;World Trade Center Restaurant to Reopen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/23/travel/travel-advisory-world-trade-center-restaurant-to-reopen.html |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=June 23, 1996 |location=New York City |page=3 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999, Cellar in the Sky was changed into an American [[steakhouse]] and renamed "Wild Blue".<ref>{{cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |title=RESTAURANTS; In a Cozy Cabin Amid the Shooting Stars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/09/dining/restaurants-in-a-cozy-cabin-amid-the-shooting-stars.html |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=June 9, 1999 |location=New York City |page=8 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2000, its final full year of operation, it reported revenues of US$37 million, making it the highest-grossing restaurant in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Howard G. |url=http://www.thewinenews.com/octnov01/comment.html |title=Windows on the World – The wine community's true north |website=The Wine News Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220040555/http://www.thewinenews.com/octnov01/comment.html |archive-date=February 20, 2012}}</ref>

The [[executive chef]]s of Windows on the World included Philippe Feret of [[Brasserie Julien]] while the last chef was [[Michael Lomonaco]].