This blog is my collection of photos and videos of elevators.





Each elevator is given a speed.





Very Slow - less than 100 feet per minute

Slow - 100 to 199 feet per minute

Medium - 200 to 299 feet per minute

Fast - 300 to 699 feet per minute

Very Fast - 700 to 999 feet per minute

High Speed - more than 999 feet per minute

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Weston Centre Downtown San Antonio TX

This is the Weston Center in San Antonio. This building is the tallest office building in San Antonio, and of course the 3rd tallest building. This building has a lot of 1980s Otis Elevonic 401 elevators that have been modernized with Otis Series M2 but they kept the logic original

Tenant Parking/Tunnel Elevators

Speed: Slow (125 FPM)

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
B3 - tenant parking garage 3
B2 - tenant parking garage 2
B1 - tenant parking garage 1
L - lobby

Type: Otis Series 4

Low Rise Elevators

Speed: Fast (500 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
L - lobby
2 - offices
3 - offices
4 - offices
5 - offices
6 - offices
7 - offices
8 - offices
9 - offices
10 - offices
11 - offices
12 - offices
13 - offices

Type: Otis Elevonic 401 (Modernized with Otis Series M2)

Mid Rise Elevators

Speed: Very Fast (800 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
L - lobby
14 - offices
15 - offices
16 - offices
17 - offices
18 - offices
19 - offices
20 - offices
21 - offices
22 - offices
23 - offices

Type: Otis Elevonic 401 (Modernized with Otis Series M2)

High Rise Elevators

Speed: High Speed (1200 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
L - lobby
24 - offices
25 - offices
26 - offices
27 - offices
28 - offices
29 - offices
30 - offices

Type: Otis Elevonic 401 (Modernized with Otis Series M2)

Parking Garage Elevators

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: Geared Traction

Floors:
L - lobby
G2 - parking garage 2
G3 - parking garage 3
G4 - parking garage 4
G5 - parking garage 5
G6 - parking garage 6
G7 - parking garage 7
G8 - parking garage 8

Type: Otis Series 4 (Modernized with Otis Series M2)

Bank Of America Plaza Downtown San Antonio TX

This is the Bank Of America Tower in Downtown San Antonio. This building has some impressive Otis Elevonic 401 elevators from the 1980s, just like the old elevators at the Marriott Marquis in Downtown Atlanta. Unfortunately, all elevators were in the process of getting modernized with Otis Series M2, but the low rise, high rise, and parking elevators remained intact. The thing that these elevators have in common is the voice. These have the 1980's Otis Grandpa voice. It beeps when you press the button and it beeps when it goes past each floor. The speed of the highrise elevators go 700 FPM

Low Rise Elevators

these elevators go all floors G to 14 and on some of the cars once it stops at ground floor it says "main floor" rather than "ground floor"

Speed: Fast (500 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
G - lobby
2 - offices
3 - offices
4 - offices
5 - offices
6 - offices
7 - offices
8 - offices
9 - offices
10 - offices
11 - offices
12 - offices
13 - offices
14 - offices

Type: Otis Elevonic 401 w/ Series 1 Fixtures (mod w/ Otis Series M2) 

High Rise Elevators

these elevators start at G then nonstop to 14 then all floors to 26 to go to floors 27 to 28 you have to take the penthouse elevator by getting off the high rise elevators at floors 23 to 26

Speed: Very Fast (700 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
G - lobby
14 - offices
15 - offices
16 - offices
17 - offices
18 - offices
19 - offices
20 - offices
21 - offices
22 - offices
23 - offices and access to penthouse elevator
24 - offices and access to penthouse elevator
25 - offices and access to penthouse elevator
26 - offices and access to penthouse elevator

Type: Otis Elevonic 401 w/ Series 1 Fixtures (mod w/ Otis Series M2)

Penthouse Elevator

these elevators go all floors from 23 to 28 and gives you access to 27 or 28

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: Geared Traction

Floors:
23 - offices and access to main elevators
24 - offices and access to main elevators
25 - offices and access to main elevators
26 - offices and access to main elevators
27 - penthouse offices
28 - penthouse offices

Type: Otis Series 1 I'm assuming??? (mod with Otis Series M2)

Parking Garage Elevators

these elevators go to the parking garage of the tower

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: Geared Traction

Floors:
1 - lobby and access to bank of america plaza
2 - parking garage
3 - parking garage
4 - parking garage
5 - parking garage
6 - parking garage
7 - parking garage
8 - parking garage
9 - parking garage
10 - parking garage

Type: Dover (Modernized with Otis Series M2)


Saturday, December 29, 2018

Nix Professional Building Downtown San Antonio TX

Main Elevators

Speed: Very Fast (700 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
1 - street level
4 - cafe navarro
5 - wards
6 - wards
7 - wards
8 - wards
9 - wards
10 - wards
11 - wards
12 - wards
14 - wards
15 - imaging
16 - wards
17 - sky lobby
18 - wards
19 - wards
20 - wards
21 - heritage center
22 - outpatient surgery
23 - operation theatres

Type: Otis Touch Sensitive

Bed Elevators

Speed: Fast (500 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
15 - imaging
17 - sky lobby
18 - wards
19 - wards
20 - wards
21 - heritage center 
22 - outpatient surgery 
23 - operation theatres 
24 - ICU (intensive care unit)

Type: Otis Touch Sensitive

Tower Life Building Downtown San Antonio TX

Speed: Very Fast (850 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
B - basement
1 - lobby
2 - offices
3 - offices
4 - offices
5 - offices
6 - offices
7 - offices
8 - offices
9 - offices
10 - offices
11 - offices
12 - offices
14 - offices
15 - offices
16 - offices
17 - offices
18 - offices
19 - offices
20 - offices
21 - offices
22 - offices
23 - offices
24 - offices
25 - offices
26 - offices
27 - offices
28 - offices
29 - offices

Type: Dover/ThyssenKrupp Traditional


Saturday, December 22, 2018

Toyota Dealership on Gateway Blvd El Paso TX

I looked up a place on Google Maps and I saw a dealership. I saw images of it and to my surprise, I saw a brand new otis elevator. When I filmed it, to my surprise, it was a hydraulic.

Speed: Slow

Power: MRL Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - dealership
2 - offices

Type: Otis HydroFit (Newer Series 2)


SpringHill Suites Far West Side on I-10 El Paso TX

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lobby
2 - rooms
3 - rooms
4 - rooms

Type: ThyssenKrupp Traditional

Fairfield Inn & Suites Far West Side on I-10 El Paso TX

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lobby
2 - rooms
3 - rooms
4 - rooms

Type: ThyssenKrupp Traditional


Sunday, December 2, 2018

Sunland Park Mall El Paso TX

Dillards Women Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Montgomery A-Series



Dillards Men Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Montgomery Elevator



Starr Western Wear Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Montgomery Vector


Scenic Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: MRL Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: ThyssenKrupp Endura w/ MAD BS California Code Compliant Buttons


Sears Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Montgomery (modded with adams searsline)



El Paso County Courthouse El Paso TX

East Parking Garage Elevators

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: Geared Traction

Floors:
1 - parking garage 1
2 - parking garage 2
3 - parking garage 3
4 - parking garage 4 and bridge to court house
5 - parking garage 5
6 - parking garage 6
7 - parking garage 7
8 - parking garage 8

Type: Older Otis Series 1 (mod w/ Innovation Prestige)


West Parking Garage Elevators

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: MRL Traction

Floors:
1 - parking garage 1
2 - parking garage 2
3 - parking garage 3
4 - parking garage 4 and access to court house
5 - parking garage 5
6 - parking garage 6
7 - parking garage 7
8 - parking garage 8

Type: Kone KSS 500

Main Elevators


Speed: Very Fast (700 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
LL - lower level
1 - courthouse entrance
2 - court rooms
3 - court rooms and sky bridge to parking garage
4 - court rooms
5 - court rooms
6 - court rooms
7 - court rooms
8 - court rooms
9 - court rooms
10 - court rooms
11 - court rooms
12 - court rooms

Type: Otis Elevonic 401 w/ Custom Series 1 fixtures

Cielo Vista Mall El Paso TX

Macys Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Kone Series 220

H&M Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: MRL Traction

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Kone KSS 570

Scenic Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Kone KSS 370


Dillards Women Elevator

Speed: Slow (125 FPM)

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - middle mall
3 - upper mall

Type: Schindler RT 300A


Jcpenney Elevator

Speed: Slow (125 FPM)

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Montgomery Elevator (modded with innovation fixtures)


Dillards Men Elevator

Speed: Slow (100 FPM)

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Otis Lexan (modded with innovation fixtures)


Sears Elevator

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
1 - lower mall
2 - upper mall

Type: Montgomery Elevator (modded with adams searsline fixtures)