Cloud Club closed in the evening. Many famous executives based in the tower had lunch in the club. The club was only for men for several decades. In the 1950s and 1960s newer clubs opened, causing the attendance at the Cloud Club to decrease. In 1971 180 corporations supplied 300 members of the club. The club declined more as competition from other clubs increased and as companies moved offices to suburban areas. Texaco moved its employees to Westchester, New York in 1977, and the club closed in 1979. Tishman Speyer, which took over the Chrysler Building in 1998 and refurbished it, leased
Cloud Club the dining room with the 66th floor. The private dining room for Walter Chrysler was located on the 67th floor. It used black etched paneling, and included an etched frieze of automobile workers. This room had a view of Central Park. There was another private dining room that was for Texaco. It included a mural of an oil refinery, the Texaco logo, and a truck. It "was reputed to be the grandest men's room in all of New York" according to McGrath. The facility also had a stock ticker room. The service areas included a barber shop, a humidor, kitchens,