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Tweets of the Week

Apr 26th, 2013 by

:   Check out this awesome autotronic elevator ad from 1955

:  Thought about replacing our elevator music with a live band, but space might be an issue…

  has simple Do’s and Don’ts for ensuring escalator and elevator safety, see them all at: ,

  President Obama checks out Vator the Space Elevator at the :

  Elevator etiquette, the ups and downs and why it’s not ok to talk normally in them– my col via

  I literally screamed when the doors to the elevator opened! I may have nightmares tonight in my hotel!

  Move a desk into an elevator, and when people get on, ask if they have an appointment.

  “What would YOU have done if a parent let their child press all of the buttons in the elevator?” – A lawyer defending me one day.

:  A girl just knocked on the elevator door and said “hello?”

  A grown man just yelled ‘all aboard’ on the elevator

:   Check out Charles Seebergers’ letter explaining the history of the word “escalator”

  I took the stairs instead of the escalator , should I deserve a #1 from Burger King

:  Seeing reunions at the airport is just so cute. Except when they’re screaming and yelling and blocking the escalator.

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Photo of the Week

Apr 24th, 2013 by

 

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Apparently elevator inspections are not a high priority at this location.  I am going to go out on a limb and say that the stairs here receive a high volume of traffic.

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Apr 23rd, 2013 by

DraftFBC, an advertising agency in New York, included an ad for “milk’s favorite cookie” in this panoramic elevator located in a shopping mall (undisclosed location). I must say, this tactic is pretty brilliant because I am craving oreos now.

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Tweets of the Week

Apr 19th, 2013 by

:  Did you know the steam elevator system was also called the “New York Metropolitan Elevator System”?

:    “You’re awkward, but in a cute way. Like an elevator ride, but with puppies.”

:   Interactive Map: Which Subway Station Is Most Likely To Trap You In An Elevator

:  Elevator riders tend to arrange themselves into mini social hierarchies, according to new study

:  Stop trying to make small talk with me in an elevator. It’s 2013. Stare at your phone like a normal person

:   This chick was in the elevator

:  Elevator equipment evolves with solar & gearless technology, driving performance straight up!

:  16% of workers admit to purposely closing the elevator door when they see someone approaching.

The look of defeat on people’s faces when they see an escalator out of service really makes me wonder how we’ve survived this long

: I got on an elevator the other day. There was me and a plumber with 4 toilets. Can you think of a line for that!?

: This greeted me as I got on the elevator scared me at first

: My elevator buddy… ? Elevator doors open and this is just chillin’ in the middle of floor.

:   Not every day you see an elevator shaft being made.

:   An escalator to save you six steps?

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Photo of the Week

Apr 18th, 2013 by

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Hey, let’s just all be honest. When you’re in the elevator waiting for the doors to close and someone hurries to catch it at just the last minute – this is what’s really going through your mind.

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Elevators at the Caribe

Apr 15th, 2013 by

I took these pictures last weekend while staying at the Caribe in Orange Beach, Alabama, which is about 1.5 hr. from Elevator World’s headquarters in Mobile. Though I have stayed in many condominiums, this one takes the cake. It is more like a tropical resort complete with several large swimming pools, a water park and a lazy river (my personal favorite). And, since the elevators were pretty neat, I figured I would snap some shots.

 

 

 

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Tweets of the Week

Apr 12th, 2013 by

:  I liked a video AMAZING old Thrige-Titan traction elevator @ Hotel Plaza, Copenhagen, Denmark.

:  Elevator equipment evolves with solar & gearless technology, driving performance straight up!

:   Take a look at an 1890 Otis birdcage elevator

  This dedicated elevator operator runs an elevator that was built in 1898, in the former office of Calvin Coolidge!

  Missing tortoise found in museum elevator

:   Safety is the elevator industry’s first priority. See how is supporting safety and read tips for safe riding!

Video> In 2015, you can take a 60-second elevator ride up 100 flrs to see NYC from the top of One World Trade:

  Shall I take the stairs with no lights or the broken elevator ?

  Beach elevator ;)

  Was informed in the elevator about the peanut butter on my face..

  Woman Fights Robber inside NYC Elevator

  Photo: elevator parking, nyc, vintage new york city , (nytimesarchives)

  95% of the people working out this am (including me) took the elevator to get here. :-)

  Added to my enemy list today: people who stop immediately after getting off an escalator, people who carry golf umbrellas.

  Studies have found food, E. coli, urine, mucus, feces, and blood on handrails! (Eww!)

  I took a ride on the longest outdoor escalator in the world. The first time was for the Hong Kong bucket list…

  Just in case you’re too tired to push your cart after shopping…an escalator is provided.

  Montreal Greyhound Station next to ticket booth… There’s an escalator with a wall built on it! Sign says”no entry”

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Photo of the Week

Apr 9th, 2013 by

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Apparently 12 is the new 13.

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Winter Wonderland Elevator (prank)

Apr 8th, 2013 by

Well, it’s Monday again, so I figured I would post another “Just for Laughs” elevator prank. Enjoy!

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Phoenix Pin Tower

Apr 5th, 2013 by

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Danish architectural firm BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) has unveiled a unique design for a 70,000 square foot observation tower in Phoenix, Arizona.  “The Pin”, as the tower has been nicknamed,  will stand at over 420 feet tall and feature a spiraling, spherical observation deck offering 360-degree views of downtown Phoenix.  The tower will be built using reinforced concrete and will be accessible by three glass elevators. Like the Guggenheim Museum in New York, visitors to the tower will be encouraged to take an elevator to the very top of the structure and then make their way down the sphere and enjoy Phoenix’s spectacular views from open air platforms.  The project is estimated to cost $60 million and will be Phoenix’s second tallest tower, standing slightly less tall than the 483-foot Chase Tower.  For more renderings of the tower and additional information click here.

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