Worcester: "Montgomery Mutt" Hydraulic Elevator, City Square

We ride a Montgomery Hydraulic Department Store Elevator, in what is the Dead Galleria Mall (Per-se), Worcester, Massachusetts.

* It's a Montgomery
* Modded by KONE
* Otis added the voice
* Schindler puts in new controller!
* IT'S A MUTT!!

Unfortunately, Schindler got their hands on this as well, as evident by the VERY delayed call aknowledgement, Micronic-Style muffled voice (Probably EPCO, but you can tell it's Schindler crapiness, or Otis did this during the Outlet Days), and a floor counter that completely does not work (main floor always lit). On top of this, it has Schindler's famous 15-second leveling! (I clocked it!) At least they left the fixtures well enough alone!

This elevator is in the West Wing of the dead mall, which includes the 20-story office tower. This part of the dead mall is now office space, and from where the elevator is located, is roughly where Kennedy's Department Store was located (Galleria Days. Don't know what was on the 2'nd floor in the Outlet Days, but I know Media Play was on the first floor, elevator completely blocked off). Now, this area are mostly local government offices, and on the first floor, on the outside, vacant storefronts, most of them (Media Play part).

This will be the only part of the former Galleria that will remain, after the full City Square Commercial/Residential project is completed, as well as the 8-story Flagship Bank Building, and some of the Galleria's "Catacombs" (maybe the Catacombs).

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[benjevator]

oh shindler shindler

[georgef551]

@benjevator

....how can we wreck thee?

[benjevator]

I road an elevator that looked just like that it is at sears laguna hills mall ornage county CA.

[georgef551]

@benjevator

I'm sure the one you rode was a bit less creepy, though. :)

[nospeakamericano97]

I like the bell, but the floor indicator FAILS!!!!!!

[georgef551]

@nospeakamericano97

This thing has several issues.

Truth to the old addage: "Too many cooks, spoil the broth."



[benjevator]

it is way smoother

[clarkloveselevators]

@cannycart LOL I did the same! On a Mowrey!!

[georgef551]

@cannycart

Just don't pry the door open all the way. :)

[cannycart]

@georgef551 Thanks for the tip! I'll try it!