The Telephone Building

F.W. Woolworth Co.

Restoration Updates

December 20, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Ceiling Work Brings New Definition to the Woolworth Building Interior

Workers installing ceiling tiles. — Crews install ceiling tiles across the Woolworth building’s second floor.

Ceiling installation is underway on the second floor of the Woolworth building, marking a subtle but transformative step in the interior restoration. Working in pairs, ceiling specialists measured, cut and placed each tile, gradually closing in the space overhead. As the ceiling takes shape, areas that were once open are becoming defined rooms. The new ceiling tiles introduce clean visual lines, help soften sound and reflect light more evenly throughout the floor. Together, these changes bring the area noticeably closer to its finished form and signal an important shift from structural work to interior refinement.

Ceiling tiles being installed. — Ceiling tiles are measured before being placed.

Installed ceiling tiles overhead. — Crews work to place new ceiling tiles, bringing the interior closer to finished spaces.

Learn more about the full restoration plan for the F.W. Woolworth Co. building.

MORE BLOGS ON F.W. WOOLWORTH CO.

December 17, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Windows Are Seamlessly Reintegrated into the Creative Office Space at the Woolworth Building

December 16, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Storefront Door Hardware Installed at the Woolworth Building

December 14, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Final Coat of Paint Applied at the Woolworth Building’s Southwest Entryway

December 13, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

West-Side Windows Installed at the Woolworth Building

December 12, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Brass Door Hardware Installed at the Woolworth Building’s Southwest Entry

December 10, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

West-Side Upstairs Windows Removed at the Woolworth Building

December 9, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Southwest Entryway Prepared for Painting at the Woolworth Building

December 8, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Custom Dark Wood Door Framing Installed at the Woolworth Building

December 7, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Period-Inspired Doors Delivered for the Woolworth Building

December 6, 2025 • F.W. Woolworth Co.

Northwest Awning Roof Installed at the Woolworth Building

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The Telephone Building

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F.W. Woolworth Co.

Ceiling Work Brings New Definition to the Woolworth Building Interior

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An exciting new chapter of historic restoration begins for four unique properties on Cleveland Street in Downtown Clearwater.

See the magnificent transformation now underway

FOR INFORMATION

Scott Dobbins
scott@hybridgecre.com