Some pics of the ESB's glorious lobby:
(archrecord.com)
(wayfaring.info)
(dkimages.com)
That's the drop ceiling they're talking about removing. If the ceiling mural is anything like the one those gold ones in the side corridors, it should be a breathtaking restoration! One wonders who the enterprising purveyor of modernist good taste was that thought this would be an improvement over a glorious Art Deco ceiling mural!