Nearly every New Yorker has to push a button and often wait some time for their automated elevator to arrive. Tony Sciallia, meanwhile, spends his days in a crisp gray uniform, pulling shut an ...

One of Chicago's last manual elevator operators understands the novelty of his 'office' in the famous Fine Arts Building. "It has its ups and downs," Brian joked about the job. He said he wound up ...

One of Chicago's last manual elevator operators understands the novelty of his 'office' in the famous Fine Arts Building. "It has its ups and downs," Brian joked about the job. He said he wound up ...

A beloved Wilmington, N.C. elevator operator, Lila Boyd, is retiring after having ran one of the state's last manually-operated elevators for the past 22 years. Though the Wilmington building has had ...

Homeowners at the 95-year-old Commodore Condominiums voted Wednesday to replace the 11-story building’s vintage manual passenger elevator – thought to be the only one of its kind left in Kentucky − ...

Walking into the Commodore condominiums is like taking a step back in time. The furniture in the dark Spanish-style lobby is the same furniture that was there the day it opened in 1929. While some of ...

SIOUX CITY | To operate the elevators in one downtown Sioux City building, it takes a professional touch. The two 97-year-old machines are relics from a different time. Located in the Insurance Centre ...

WILMINGTON -- Lila Boyd's office may be small but it's fast. Her elevator can plunge from the top of the 11-story Murchison Building to the lobby in just about 20 seconds. You can feel the drop in ...