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Trampe Bicycle Lift
In 1992, Trondheim, Norway, city-traffic planners sought a new and efficient means of increasing use of its bicycle road network when Jarle Wanvik of Design Management AS presented his idea...
Dinner on an Otis Elevator
This freight-elevator photograph was taken on June 6, 1933, in celebration of the completion of the first of two such elevators, which were, at the time, the largest truck elevators...
A Cavernous Surprise
This photo was taken at a con-struction jobsite left sitting for a year due to financial issues. When construction resumed in late 2010, workers were surprised to find cracks in...
A Peculiar Discovery
These photos come from Kim Cadwell of Eagle Elevator who visited southeastern Minnesota in 2010. Upon taking a walk around the area, she happened upon a vacant lot with this...
19th-Century Lift
This contraption is believed to be an early hand-powered invalid lift. Discovered in the attic of the 1832 Merchants House Museum in New York City, little informa-tion about the device...
Peelle Escalator Discovery
Recently, a pair of The Peelle Co. escalators was discovered in Austin, Texas, after being hidden by flower boxes for nearly 40 years. Originally installed in 1955 in a five-story...
Haunted Elevator
It’s known as the “Happiest Place on Earth,” but even Disneyland has a few tricks up its sleeve. The popular Haunted Mansion attraction in the Anaheim, California, theme park takes...
Prefabricated High Rises
With available space in cities growing smaller, architects and de-signers are exploring new building methods that not only make the most of space limitations, but offer sustainability solutions and afford-ability....
Precision’s Virtual Escalator
Precision Escalator Products Inc., a manufacturer of escalator, elevator and moving-walkway parts, contributes to vertical-transportation safety education. A safety-operations teaching tool is provided on the company’s website in the form...
John Griffith, Sr.
John Griffith, Sr. (1921-2010), was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and served in the Royal Navy during World War II. After emigrating to Canada, he joined the Hamilton, Canada, branch of...
