Starting on October 11, the crown of the Statue of Liberty will be open to the public again after being closed since March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is some very good news and a sign toward normalcy. https://silive.com/news/2022/10/statue-of-libertys-crown-to-open-for-first-time-since-covid-19-pandemic.html
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captain_222 t1_irufu2e wrote
Did you use to be able to climb up the torch?
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LiveWire_74 t1_irulvt8 wrote
The torch has been closed to the public since like 1911. You have to climb up a ladder in her arm to get the torch. I’ve done it. Ex USPS Park Ranger
Wit50- OP t1_irum7on wrote
The crown was reopened in 2009 and has undergone several periods of closings and reopenings since then.
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112-411 t1_irur803 wrote
Deets, pls! I imagine it’s not good for a claustrophobic. Is it an arduous climb, one at a time? How many can fit at the top?
hagamablabla t1_iruuhgi wrote
Didn't know there was a post office up in the lamp.
redrocket608 t1_irvgmrs wrote
Yeah, until ww1 when the Germans set off explosions in the harbor and damaged the torch.
jb4647 t1_irvln0v wrote
Fuck’n Germans 😒
Famous_Yesterday_438 t1_irvt3eb wrote
All international mail is sorted there.
Pool_Shark t1_irvu6jw wrote
Wait what?
redrocket608 t1_irvuec4 wrote
Look up the Black Tom explosion. Wild stuff. Damaged St. Patricks cathedral.
LiveWire_74 t1_irw6865 wrote
Haha. I meant NPS. National Park Service.
LiveWire_74 t1_irw6pil wrote
Even the climb up to the Crown is claustrophobic. From the pedestal level (ie her feet), you walk up a double-helix spiral staircase. It’s smaller than you might imagine. In the summer it gets very hot too. Remember, you are within a copper structure. It’s easily 20 degrees (f) warmer than the outside ambient temp. That’s why we only used to let the first two boats up to the crown. Essentially we closed it by 10:30am.
LiveWire_74 t1_irw71gv wrote
Yes probably. It’s a National monument. It’s patrolled both by NPS Park Rangers and USPP law enforcement officers. We swept the entire island everyday looking for people hiding and for hazards left behind.
LiveWire_74 t1_irw742p wrote
Yes. I haven’t been able to keep track.
Jota769 t1_irwd333 wrote
Omg this made me laugh too much. Have an upvote
Wit50- OP t1_irwemx6 wrote
What finally allowed the crown to reopen today. Also, why did it take longer for the pedestal to reopen than Liberty Island, the Statue of Liberty Museum, and Ellis Island Museum. Also, why did it take longer for the crown to reopen than the pedestal.
LouisSeize t1_irwk245 wrote
I climbed to the Crown in 2009 after the second major reconstruction. It's an incredible experience and the view is spectacular.
LiveWire_74 t1_irwp8jz wrote
Idk the answers to these questions. Suffice to say the Dept of the Interior works in mysterious ways.
CactusBoyScout t1_irx9vxy wrote
So that’s where my AliExpress stuff is hiding…
BronxT t1_iryx43y wrote
I used to work in the gift shop. It was always cool to me that the rangers lived on the island
LiveWire_74 t1_iryxozd wrote
Oh cool. I worked there like from 1998-2000. Only a couple rangers chose to live on the island. It’s a tough life. The last boat back is at 9 or 10. You essentially stay on that island all the time. I couldn’t do it.
SBAPERSON t1_iryxvfq wrote
Is it cool or lame
LiveWire_74 t1_irzll1i wrote
The torch? It’s one of the most amazing things Ive ever done. Imagine….you’re outside, just walking around. It’s scary because it’s swaying, but amazing!
BronxT t1_is0ts5d wrote
Yes it looked intense. Even working there at the shop, it was only the weekends since I was in HS. Once you were on the island, you were there all day. It was fun times.
112-411 t1_is3iewo wrote
Those circumstances to the crown I would kinda expect. But Liberty’s arm looks smaller, just a vertical tube and a single ladder within leading to a platform that accommodates what, four at most? Hard to believe it was ever appropriate for public access, even before ~1916.
LiveWire_74 t1_is4c2io wrote
I absolutely agree. I bet by “open the public,” they meant more like open to dignitaries. Not only is it climbing up a ladder, but the ladder is on an angle. Very weird.
crashnlive t1_isvzkub wrote
do you know how far in advance they release tickets for it?
mymindisgoo t1_irucbtz wrote
I thought the crown was closed since 911??