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Life in the Fast Lane
Southern Elevator sees success with unique sponsorship. Southern Elevator Co. is now in its second year of involvement with NASCAR and has increased its partnership with NASCAR Xfinity Series driver...
The Best and Worst Elevator Art of 2018
Striking sculptures that reinterpret steel elevator cables from Taipei 101 distinguish an otherwise so-so year. The Aerosmith pinball game was last year’s greatest work of elevator art (ELEVATOR WORLD, November...
Best and Worst Elevator Art and Design of 2017: An Opinion
Artists use humble conveyance to portray a range of emotions, from confining to liberating. At the 2017 Whitney Biennial at New York City’s Whitney Museum of American Art, possibly the...
Why No Matchbox Elevators?
Niche toy market is largely untapped. We pulled up in a rental car, and Andrew asked, “Is that a Dodge Charger?” He was just being polite – he knew damn...
A Tin Hat at the Elevator Historical Society
In this Readers Platform, your author explores a unique, endangered NYC museum and talks about how a particular item in it speaks volumes about the industry’s significance. There used to...
Mad Men Elevators: The Top Five Scenes
Vertical transportation serves as a backdrop to subtle and not-so-subtle discussions on race, gender and human relations. By the time this top-five list reaches you, it may already be obsolete....
