Editing Terminal Tower (section)

===Observation deck===
On a clear day, visitors on the observation deck can see {{convert|30|mi|km}} from downtown Cleveland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2541288-cleveland_tours-i |title=Cleveland Recommended Tours |access-date=June 15, 2008 |publisher=Yahoo! Travel |archive-date=September 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910195944/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2541288-cleveland_tours-i |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After a 1976 incident involving a man with a gun,<ref name=TurningPoint>{{cite book |last=Hunt |first=Andrew E. |author-link=Andrew Hunt (historian) |title=The Turning: A History of Vietnam Veterans Against the War |date=May 1, 2001 |publisher=[[New York University|New York University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8147-3581-7 |oclc=40848421 |pages=182–183 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3AhGjLUf8SYC&q=%22Ashby+Leach%22&pg=PA183 |access-date=September 28, 2010 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107195724/https://books.google.com/books?id=3AhGjLUf8SYC&q=%22Ashby+Leach%22&pg=PA183 |url-status=live }}</ref> direct access to the floor was removed. The observation deck reopened after Chessie left the building.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], the observation deck was again closed to the public. In 2007, a proposal was brought to Forest City to reopen the deck. The proposal included a renovation of the deck and the addition of an express elevator to take visitors to it. This was to be done after the upper floors were renovated and the scaffolding removed. In 2010, Forest City Enterprises finished renovating the complex's elevators, upper floors, and spire. The observation deck reopened on July 10, 2010<ref>{{cite news |first=John |last=Petkovic |title=Terminal Tower observation deck reopens to the public |url=http://www.cleveland.com/goingout/index.ssf/2010/07/terminal_tower_observation_dec.html |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=July 9, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2010 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016065239/http://www.cleveland.com/goingout/index.ssf/2010/07/terminal_tower_observation_dec.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Lynn |last=Ischay |title=Gallery: Terminal Tower observation deck reopens |url=http://photos.cleveland.com/4501/gallery/terminal_tower_observation_deck_reopens/index.html |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=July 11, 2010 |access-date=July 13, 2010 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202447/http://photos.cleveland.com/4501/gallery/terminal_tower_observation_deck_reopens/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> for a limited period, with plans to expand public access.<ref>{{cite news |first=Robert L. |last=Smith |title=Hundreds savor the view and the memories from Terminal Tower's observation deck |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/hundreds_savor_the_view_and_th.html |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=August 1, 2010 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |archive-date=August 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803151520/http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/08/hundreds_savor_the_view_and_th.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://downtowncleveland.org/blog/index.php/2010/06/terminal-tower-observation-deck-to-open-this-summer/ |title=Terminal Tower Observation Deck to open this Summer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724022601/http://downtowncleveland.org/blog/index.php/2010/06/terminal-tower-observation-deck-to-open-this-summer |archive-date=July 24, 2010  |work=Downtown Cleveland Alliance |date=June 28, 2010 }}</ref>

To reach the observation deck, visitors take the elevator to the 32nd floor and then transfer to another elevator to reach the 42nd floor. Before its original closure, the deck was open only on weekends to prevent disruption to the law firm that has offices on the 32nd floor.

In 2018, the Observation Deck was open on weekends from noon to 4 pm, with reservations. It had been renovated to its look in the 1930s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2018/04/hello_cleveland_terminal_tower.html |title=Hello, Cleveland: Terminal Tower observation deck open to public (photos) |work=The Plain Dealer |first=John |last=Petkovic |date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=October 8, 2024 |quote=The 52-floor Terminal Tower once stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City. It was the pinnacle of Cleveland's heyday, part of a building boom when the city was the fifth largest in America. }}</ref> in 2024, the Observation Deck is open on weekends in the afternoon, closed in winter except for the holidays, and tickets are reserved online.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://clevelandtraveler.com/visiting-terminal-tower-observation-deck/ |title=A Guide to Visiting the Terminal Tower Observation Deck |author=Amanda |work=Cleveland Traveler |date=May 14, 2024 |access-date=October 8, 2024 |quote=The Observation Deck at Terminal Tower is usually open on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in the spring and summer. Opening dates tend to change every year, with the deck also being open during the holiday season. }}</ref>