Last Glance

Alpine Wonderland Holds the Highest Outdoor Elevator in Europe

By Sophie Goodwin | October 1, 2025

Europe’s highest outdoor elevator is just a hop, catamaran and funicular away from Switzerland’s picturesque alpine landscape.

Unwind With Going Up

By Sophie Goodwin | September 1, 2025

The Closing of the Last Human Operated Elevators in Chicago

By Sophie Goodwin | August 1, 2025

The last human-operated elevator in Chicago, Illinois, is keeping a long-gone tradition alive.

Innovative Elevator To Celebrate Nation’s Heroes

By Kaija Wilkinson | July 1, 2025

A Giraffe’s Point of View

By Sophie Goodwin | May 1, 2025

Have you ever wondered what the world looks like from a giraffe’s perspective?

Where There’s a Tower, There’s an Elevator

By Sophie Goodwin | March 1, 2025

Inside the Eiffel Tower, an historical landmark built by engineer Gustave Eiffel and inaugurated at the 1889 Paris Exposition, live historical elevators.

VT for Life

By Sophie Goodwin | February 1, 2025

On November 16, 2024, self-proclaimed vertical-transportation (VT) nerds Caterina Anderson and Henrik Staal of Denmark tied the knot.

From India to the U.S.

By Kaija Wilkinson | January 1, 2025

EW hosts PAPL Corp. President and CEO KK Ravi. 

Middle East Marvels

By Angie C. Baldwin | November 1, 2024

“An Invisible Door”

By Kathleen Farrell | October 1, 2024

This glass elevator takes passengers from an underground parking garage, through a hill, to the castle-like buildings of Washington University

Long Escalator Links to Long Island Rail Road

By Kathleen Farrell | September 1, 2024