Otis Traction Elevator at YMCA Building in Columbia

[dieselducy]

i LOVE this elevator!!

[elevatorgeek88]

I remember riding this elevator back in 2004, I wonder if they modernized this elevator since 2008.

[irwinw2010]

I'm soon going to film elevators, BUT NOT THAT ONE!! I don't want to get stuck in it.

[dieselducy]

WOAH! nice elevator!!

[ANDREWWALLFORD123]

Don't press too many otherwise elevator system will won't work or crash. But be nice elevator just press button at ONCE. Nice old elevator in USA.

[elevatorsonly]

@ANDREWWALLFORD123 That can not break an elevator.

[ANDREWWALLFORD123]

@elevatorsonly OK.

[irwinw2010]

That noise sounds like a bunch of flowing water.

[Sitomun]

stupid people !

[cubsrule2040]

this one needs to be modernized or replaces

[parejopinto]

no i like it but it does need service

[cubsrule2040]

I'd replace it with a Gen2 MRL elevator

[parejopinto]

i would too if it was really a death trap

[cubsrule2040]

it's old and unreliable, and he did say death trap in the video.

so i'd replace it with a Gen2 MRL

[parejopinto]

yeah but just because it was making noise which can happen when they are neglected

[ElevatorMasterRider]

jesus chirst.

[mrmattandmrchay]

Wow, that is a classic, it's one with the rotary floor selector (like this one: watch?v=MYuyv4-QR0g but this lift has less floors)

I think these classic lifts are great. I would have pushed the Emerg.stop button to see what happens! (see my latest video!)

[mturgeon2]

Wow, that rotary floor selector is impressive! Now you're making me want to use my lock picking skills to get into the elevator room in my building to see what's in there. The button panels in the elevators here look identical to the one in this vid (except it has 17 floors). Building I think was built in the '70s.

Modern lift controls are rather boring compared to these fairly intricate mechanical/relay systems.

[mrmattandmrchay]

Unfortunately, RizzBriff closed his site with that link. Here is another Otis floor leveller/selector...

watch?v=MXD5RyhfCpY (see 0:14)

If you ever did use your lock picking skills, please take a video camera in with you!

[alpaljl]

Note:

Just because it is noisey does not mean at all that it is death trap. This thing is NOT death trap!!!!!!!!

[elevatorman138]

It is one of the old otis elevators.

[thegrudge58]

i love those fixtures

i wish that otis would make them again like thyssenkrupp makes the classic fixtures

[FranceHopper]

I've been in one like this at the Treemont Hotel, Chicago. Sounded like someone was shaking maracas. Weirdest elevator noise I've ever heard. Door liked to bag against the wall too.

[seClip9]

Probably installed from 60's or so.