Historical Elevators

The Passenger Elevator’s First Decade

The 1860s promoted a growing expansion of passenger elevator use in the U.S. The period between 1860 and 1870 witnessed the gradual expansion of passenger elevator use in the U.S....

Mad Men and Beyond

Peelle freight elevator door marketing through the years The Peelle Co. established its position in the elevator industry in the late 19th century. While most members of the elevator community...

National Treasure

Modernized Westinghouse elevator provides access to Ruby Falls for nearly 100 years. The serendipitous decision of the Southern Railroad Co. to build a tunnel through Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee,...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus