When Little Rock City Hall opened in April 1908, the eastern facade had a porch with two sets of double staircases going from the building to the street level.

Capping each staircase was a portico with a balcony atop.  Though these balconies were structurally sound for standing atop, they were not accessed through doorways. The only way to access them is to climb through a window.

By the 1930s, with development behind the building.  A driveway had been constructed around City Hall and going up alongside the building.  As part of this, the northern staircases were removed and the doorway changed into a window.  The southern stairways remain on the Broadway side of the building to this day.