History

Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895 (Part 2)

A look at the contents of Umney’s paper on lift safeties On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift safeties to the Society of...

ELEVATOR WORLD Turns 60

The strength of William C. Sturgeon’s legacy is seen in the magazine’s contents throughout 2013. In 2013, ELEVATOR WORLD celebrated its 60th anniversary. While the cover of the January issue...

“A Heritage of Unsuspected Richness”

Belgium's historic lifts gain legal recognition. by Jérôme Bertrand, Céline Chéron, Lauréline Tissot and Muriel Muret  photos © Homegrade Like other European countries, Belgium — and Brussels in particular —...

The History of Operatorless Elevators: Traffic Control Systems (Part Two)

by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent  The design team that introduced one of the first automatic elevator traffic control systems included Otis engineers David L. Lindquist, Edward L. Dunn and...

Elevator World: 1993

A look at EW’s 40th year ELEVATOR WORLD began its 40th year with founder William C. Sturgeon recalling the magazine’s beginning: “In early 1953 everything depended upon the response from...

Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895 (Part 1)

A look at the critical background and context of Umney’s paper On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift safeties to the Society of...

The History of Operatorless Elevators: Traffic Control Systems (Part One)

The role of elevator operators decreases as systems become increasingly automated. The first phase in the development of the operatorless elevator began in the last decade of the 19th century...

ELEVATOR WORLD in 1983

Magazine becomes increasingly international, adds events calendar and covers computers.   While ELEVATOR WORLD’s editorial mission, first defined by founder William C. Sturgeon in 1953, remained essentially unchanged as the...

The History of Operatorless Elevators: John D. Ihlder

Ihlder’s contribution to the electric elevator merits special recognition.   The second phase of the history of the operatorless elevator (1895-1900) focused on the continued refinement of pushbutton systems and...

“Oh, To Be in England”

A look at EW founder’s seven-week visit to the U.K. in 1982 One of British poet Robert Browning’s most famous works is best known for its opening lines, rather than...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India