The Last Human-Operated Elevators in Chicago

By Sophie Goodwin | May 2, 2025

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Ground floor elevator at the E. V. Haughwout & Co. Building in 1970; image courtesy of the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey, Library of Congress, HABS NY,31-NEYO,70--7

World Elevator Day

By Elevator World | March 22, 2024

Wakeman Elevator; image courtesy of Wakeman Elevator Craft Beer and Wine Bar

Escalator Style

By Kathleen Farrell | March 15, 2024

The Oregon City Municipal Elevator; image courtesy of orcity.org

Oregon City Municipal Elevator

By Kathleen Farrell | March 8, 2024

The elevator has been in use since the building opened in 1929; image courtesy of Crane Realtors

Kentucky’s Last Manual Elevator?

By Kathleen Farrell | March 1, 2024

Raccoons were behind 13 Toronto power outages in 2023; image courtesy of 652234 from Pixabay.

Raccoon Mischief

By Kathleen Farrell | February 23, 2024

Inosanto streams her entrapment experience on Instagram; image courtesy of X user @Ethan_ThisGuy.

Stars Stuck in Elevators

By Kathleen Farrell | February 16, 2024

A commuter kneels before the broken Bekasi Station escalator; image courtesy of TEMPO.CO.

Requiem for an Escalator

By Elevator World | February 9, 2024

Image courtesy of John Burgess/The Press Democrat

Do-it-yourself Database

By Kathleen Farrell | February 2, 2024

Image by 宅-KEN for Pixabay

Stuck in the Rat Race

By Kathleen Farrell | January 26, 2024

The elevator bar

Cocktails in a Cab

By Kathleen Farrell | January 19, 2024

Martha Booker welcomes radio broadcaster Peter Weber onto her elevator; image courtesy of Andrew Nelles for The Tennessean.

Smile To Ride

By Kathleen Farrell | January 12, 2024

Raised elevator floor numbers with corresponding braille below; image by StockSnap from Pixabay

Braille and VT

By Kathleen Farrell | January 5, 2024

"Nightly Elevator" was taken with a Sony a7RIII camera and a 90-mm lens; image courtesy of Tom Shlesinger/Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition.

VT Under the Sea

By Kathleen Farrell | December 29, 2023

Santa's Elevator Express

An “Elevator” to Santa

By Kathleen Farrell | December 22, 2023

Having fun at a UK Lift and Escalator office

Elf in the Elevator

By Kathleen Farrell | December 15, 2023

Image courtesy of Rockefeller Center

The Beam

By Kathleen Farrell | December 8, 2023

Slush 2023 participants at KONE HQ; image courtesy of KONE

Pitching Practice Makes Perfect

By Kathleen Farrell | December 1, 2023

Round residential elevator; image by Simmons-jl for Wikipedia

Home Elevator Considerations

By Elevator World | November 22, 2023

Image courtesy of LEEROY Agency from Pixabay

VT Safety Tips

By Kathleen Farrell | November 17, 2023

A bartender pours sparkling wine at a Skyline Loft event; image courtesy of Bridgeport Art Museum.

Making an Entrance

By Kathleen Farrell | November 10, 2023

Image courtesy of Broadsign

Elevator Ads

By Kathleen Farrell | November 3, 2023

May 2025 Issue

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Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus

May 8, 2025

Unsworth

Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

May 8, 2025

This July will mark 40 years since the beginning of Wurtec; image courtesy of Wurtec

Wurtec Celebrating 40th Anniversary

May 8, 2025

HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire

May 8, 2025

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Hotels Prepare to Implement Recent Elevator Code Revisions

May 7, 2025

EW FEATURES

Cable Cars

Cable Cars

By Sheetal Shelar Patil | June 1, 2021

Elevator World Office Buildings Reimagined

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By Kaija Wilkinson | October 2, 2023

Traction MRLs Replace Coastal Site’s Aging Hydraulics

Traction MRLs Replace Coastal Site’s Aging Hydraulics

By Elise King | October 1, 2021

VT for an “Architectural Marvel”

VT for an “Architectural Marvel”

By Sheetal Shelar Patil | February 17, 2022

Schindler To Participate in First Edition of GEE in Milan

Schindler To Participate in First Edition of GEE in Milan

By Schindler | June 5, 2023

A Cable Car at the Foot of the Dolomite Alps

A Cable Car at the Foot of the Dolomite Alps

By Carmen Maldacena | August 5, 2024

Baltic-Elevator-Market

Baltic Elevator Market

By Eugene Gerden | June 13, 2022

Redefining Urban Living in a Repurposed Space

Redefining Urban Living in a Repurposed Space

By Stannah | April 5, 2025