Somewhere, on some floor of the 10-story Fine Arts Building, a brassy bell rings. Someone wants to ride the elevator. Waclaw Kalata yanks the handcrank and cruises up and down the elevator shaft, ...

One of Chicago's last manual elevator operators understands the novelty of his 'office' in the famous Fine Arts Building. "It has its ups and downs," Brian joked about the job. He said he wound up ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- It's no secret Minneapolis has been through a lot these last few years with the covid pandemic and social unrest, but a piece of its history has stood the test of time and its operator ...

Are you involved with elevator or escalator design? If so, a new ISO standard aims to help improve passenger experience when using lifts, escalators, or the moving walkways commonly found in airports.

Nearly every New Yorker has to push a button and often wait some time for their automated elevator to arrive. Tony Sciallia, meanwhile, spends his days in a crisp gray uniform, pulling shut an ...

Homeowners at the 95-year-old Commodore Condominiums voted Wednesday to replace the 11-story building’s vintage manual passenger elevator – thought to be the only one of its kind left in Kentucky − ...

Through the doors of the Fine Arts Building and into the hallway, a bank of elevators sits on the left. Their dark gold doors are embossed with raised carvings of wreaths and frame dark windows that ...