Otis Traction Elevator at the Historic Citizens Bank Building in Rock Hill

[Streetcar1743]

Goes to show that how some elevators are RUINED when they are modernized. It used to have a gate along with the operator. I am glad that South Carolina has left the rest of the elevator alone! The feds need to leave these vintage elevators alone!!!

[suzzex]

AWESOME!!!!!!

[elevatorgeek88]

that is amazing, it is rare to still see an elevator still with those old otis fixtures. too bad they disabled the old fixtures.

[escalatorgeek881]

@elevatorgeek88 I know. It would be interesting if the elevator was still operated by that lever.

[sea345678]

Cool

[historiclift27]

great video loved seeing the manual controls. I was once able to opperate a 1927 lever also otis. It was a little more complex as it had automatic doors tied into the lever. For a working floor indicator check out The Driscoll Hotel (in Austin, Tx) 1886 wing. 2 modernised elevators still have a working original floor indicator on the ground floor.

[georgef551]

One I've seen (dial indicator) that works is the 86-102 elevator in the Empire State Building. It still had the working hand control as well. I think it was a select-o-matic style, whatever those are called.

Yeah, too bad the dial doesn't work. I think they just wanted the modern stuff working, and didn't care to make anything old run again (besides the elevator itself).

[ElevatorMan2012]

Too bad the dial doesn't work. I've always wanted to see a real one of those; I've only seen them in movies.

[escalatorgeek881]

There is one elevator that does have a working dial and that is in Charleston, SC.

[dieselducy]

@escalatorgeek881 where is it?

[escalatorgeek881]

@dieselducy Which one are you talking about? The one in Charleston? The one in Charleston is at the Holiday Inn on the corner of Meeting and Calhoun St.

[CaptainElevator42189]

Very historically nice elevator, and it's amazing how they have the old fixtures in there, even if they don't work.

[escalatorgeek881]

There is one historic elevator in Asheville, NC that has a working manual handle and an elevator operator. It is at the Flatiron Building.

[CaptainElevator42189]

Wow, that's very amazing indeed.

[FranceHopper]

That is truely an amazing elevator. Pitty the dial no longer works.

[g4tech]

Great Find a Modernized Hand Controlled Elevator

truly a Classic

[techisforme]

that's one awesome elevator!