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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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I've always loved this lounge for the workstations and also the big black leather chairs (edged in beige) in front of the fireplaces. Unfortunately the furniture is being gradually replaced, so there are fewer pieces of the old classic stuff. It also has changing rooms, which is the closest MSP has to showers, with no changing rooms in the F/G SC, although the handicapped stall in the lavatory can be used for this purpose.
The old F/G WorldClub wasn't as nice, although it did have lots of workstations back then. I hate the way DL redid it in chrome, white plastic, and blue. The furniture hasn't worn well either. The white plastic shelves in the bar area and down below aren't at all a good substitute for the work stations. To add insult to injury, DL removed the quiet area designation from the small seating area near where the second entrance once was.
BTW, the SCs at both far ends of the overhead red train line at DTW have the old NW decor as in MSP C. These were the last lounges that PMNW renovated before the merger.