The world's first commercial elevator was inaugurated in New York on March 23, 1857. This steam-powered elevator traveled at a speed of 40 feet per minute and had a ...read more In today's skyscraper, ...

In Great Britain, they call them lifts. Here in America, we refer to these wonderful machines as elevators. Like so much of our everyday technology, most of us take the ability to enter a box, press a ...

National Elevator And Escalator Safety Awareness Week seems to sneak up on us every year. We might’ve missed it entirely, if not for a much-appreciated reminder from the New York City Department of ...