Dr. Lee Gray
Dr. Lee Gray, professor of Architectural History and senior associate dean of the College of Arts + Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has written more than 200 monthly articles on the history of vertical transportation (VT) for ELEVATOR WORLD since 2003. He is also the author of From Ascending Rooms to Express Elevators: A History of the Passenger Elevator in the 19th Century. He also serves as curator of theelevatormuseum.org, created by Elevator World, Inc.
Proposal and Specifications for a Titan Plunger Elevator
An examination of a typical late-19th-century service proposal. Contracts and proposals for serv-ices have always been critical aspects of the elevator industry’s business operation. In a manner similar to that...
The Elevator Constructor
A brief look at a pioneering magazine during its first years in publication The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) was founded on July 18, 1901. Two years later, in...
Elevator Movies, Part Three
This is the third and final article in a three-part series that examines movies featuring an elevator as a primary setting, rather than just as a prop that facilitates action....
Elevator Movies, Part Two
This is the second article in a three-part series that examines movies that feature an elevator as a primary setting, rather than just as a prop that facilitates action. This...
Elevator Movies, Part One
The first installment of a new series looking at movies that feature elevators as a primary setting begins with an overview of 1974’s The Elevator. The release last year of...
A Look Back: Elevator World in 1980
Looking back at history shows there are a few similarities between the industry’s current situation and that of 1980. The “job” of the historian may be described as follows: he...
Reginald S. Phillips’ Electric Lifts of 1939, Part Two
A continued look into electrical lifts and an author’s observations and difficult encounters. Reginald S. Phillips’ Electric Lifts: A Manual on the Current Practice in the Installation, Working and Maintenance...
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