Boston: HIGH-SPEED Westinghouse High-Rise Traction Elevators at The Boston Marriot Copley Place

Taken today, April, 10, 2010. Riding the very nice and fast High-Rise elevators at The Boston Mariott Copley Place in Boston, MA.

Specs

Brand: Westinghouse
Installed: 1984
Fixtures: Westinghouse
Type: Gearless Traction
Speed: 800 FPM
Distance: 400 Feet
Capacity: 3500 lbs
DT Rating: Mild, Shake and sometimes take forever to level.

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[georgef551]

You let a thing like SECURITY get in the way? (LOL!!)

In a future upload, I had security as a passenger in the elevator, and I kept on going. Hid camera, though. Then again, I can be a bit daring at times.

[KONEelevatorman111]

@georgef551 Copley Place is a SIMON Mall and there were security guards for the mall outside. My camera is a little bit bigger than the Flip. Mine has a 3 inch screen on the side. My camera is a Sanyo if you were curious.

[georgef551]

@KONEelevatorman111

Didn't know that was a mall, and a Simon at that.

Don't know about Boston, but Simon seems a bit lenient over here. Shot in front of mall staff, nobody cared. Doesn't hurt to play it safe, especially if your camcorder obviously looks like one.

[KONEelevatorman111]

@georgef551 Soon I will be getting the mall elevators.

[italobambino43]

You need to ride the elevators at the Lowe's hotel, formerly the PSFS building in Philadelphia, the elevators were considered the most modern and fastest in the country at the time they were installed in 1931. They were manufactured by Otis Elevators.