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, January 20, 2019

Embassy Suites Downtown San Antonio TX


Riverwalk and Restaurant Elevator

Speed: Slow (150 FPM)

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
B - riverwalk
1 - street
1R - restaurant
2 - restaurant mezzanine
3 - ???

Type: Schindler HT 330A w/Vandal Resistant (Explosion Proof) Fixtures

Main Elevators

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: MRL Traction

Floors:
B2 - parking garage 2
B1 - parking garage 1
1 - lobby
2 - mezzanine
3 - rooms
4 - rooms
5 - rooms
6 - rooms
7 - rooms
8 - rooms
9 - rooms
10 - rooms
11 - rooms
12 - rooms
14 - rooms
15 - rooms
16 - rooms
17 - rooms

Type: Schindler HT 400A w/Vandal Resistant (Explosion Proof) Fixtures

Hyatt Regency Downtown San Antonio TX


Lobby Elevator

this glass elevator gives you access from the river entrance of hotel to the lobby

Speed: Slow (150 FPM)

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
R - river level
L - lobby

Type: Dover Elevator (modernised by Schindler)

Main Elevators

these 5 glass elevators go fast up the tower and it is like going up a glass elevator in a skyscrapersim building

Speed: Fast (500 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
R - brazos and river level (only 2 of the elevators goes there)
L - lobby and restaurant
B - ballroom level
HC - hill country level
1 - rooms
2 - rooms
3 - rooms
4 - rooms
5 - rooms
6 - rooms
7 - rooms
8 - rooms
9 - rooms
10 - rooms
11 - rooms fitness center and pool

Type: Dover Elevator (modernised by Schindler)

Grand Hyatt Downtown San Antonio TX


Elevator To Ruth's Chris Steak House

this elevator goes to the restaurant called ruths chris steak house which is on the riverwalk and inside the hotel

Speed: Slow

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
B2 - ruths chris steak house
L - lobby

Type: Otis Series 4

Parking Elevators

these 2 elevators go to the parking garage elevators

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: MRL Traction

Floors:
B5 - parking garage 5
B4 - parking garage 4
B3 - parking garage 3
B2 - parking garage 2
B1 - parking garage 1
L - lobby

Type: Otis Gen2 Series 4

Low Rise Elevators

these 6 elevators go all floors 1 to 19

Speed: Fast (500 FPM)

Power: MRL Traction

Floors:
L - lobby
2 - lone star ballroom
3 - meeting rooms
4 - texas ballroom
5 - pool and fitness center
6 - rooms
7 - rooms
8 - rooms
9 - rooms
10 - rooms
11 - rooms
12 - rooms
14 - rooms
15 - rooms
16 - rooms
17 - rooms
18 - rooms
19 - rooms

Type: Otis Gen2

High Rise Elevators

these 3 elevators go all floors 1 to 5 then non stop to 20 then all floors to 24

Speed: Very Fast (800 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
L - lobby
2 - lone star ballroom
3 - meeting rooms
4 - texas ballroom
5 - pool and fitness center
20 - rooms
21 - rooms
22 - rooms
23 - rooms
24 - rooms

Type: Otis Elevonic 411

Elevators to Alteza

these elevators go to Alteza private residences on top of the hotel

Speed: High Speed (1200 FPM I'm assuming???)

Power: Gearless Traction

Type: Otis Elevonic 411

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Marriott Rivercenter Downtown San Antonio TX

This is the Marriott Hotel by the Shoppes at Rivercenter in San Antonio. This is a big hotel and of course, the tallest hotel in San Antonio. This is the tallest building in San Antonio apart from Tower of The Americas. This hotel has some Awesome Westinghouse Elevators from the 1980s. These Westinghouses have the beautiful dinner bells.


River Entrance Elevator

Speed: Slow (150 FPM)

Power: Hydraulic

Floors:
R - river level
1 - lobby
2 - mezzanine

Type: Westinghouse

Parking Garage Elevators

These 2 elevators go to the underground parking garage in this hotel

Speed: Fast (350 FPM)

Power: Geared Traction

Floors:
P3 - parking garage 3
P2 - parking garage 2
P1 - parking garage 1
1 - lobby

Type: Westinghouse

Half Way Up Tower Elevators

These 6 elevators only goes as far floor 25

Speed: Fast (500 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
1 - lobby
2 - mezzanine
3 - ballrooms
4 - pool and gym
5 - rooms
6 - rooms
7 - rooms
8 - rooms
9 - rooms
10 - rooms
11 - rooms
12 - rooms
14 - rooms
15 - rooms
16 - rooms
17 - rooms
18 - rooms
19 - rooms
20 - rooms
21 - rooms
22 - rooms
23 - rooms
24 - rooms
25 - rooms

Type: Westinghouse (mod w/ Schindler PORT)

All The Way Up Tower Elevators


These 4 elevators start at 1 then go to floors 2 3 and 4 then go nonstop to 25 then all floors to 38

Speed: Very Fast (700 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
1 - lobby
2 - mezzanine
3 - ballrooms
4 - pool and gym
25 - rooms
26 - rooms and concierge lounge
27 - rooms
28 - rooms
29 - rooms
30 - rooms
31 - rooms
32 - rooms
33 - rooms
34 - rooms
35 - rooms
36 - rooms
37 - rooms
38 - rooms and top floor (you can walk up to the roof from here!)

Type: Westinghouse (mod w/ Schindler PORT)

Service Elevators

these are 4 very grotty and old Westinghouse AE elevators and they go to all floors

Speed: Fast (500 FPM)

Power: Gearless Traction

Floors:
P2 - parking garage 2
1 - service area
2 - service area
3 - service area
4 - scary mechanical room
5 - rooms
6 - rooms
7 - rooms
8 - rooms
9 - rooms
10 - rooms
11 - rooms
12 - rooms
14 - rooms
15 - rooms
16 - rooms
17 - rooms
18 - rooms
19 - rooms
20 - rooms
21 - rooms
22 - rooms
23 - rooms
24 - rooms
25 - rooms
26 - rooms
27 - rooms
28 - rooms
29 - rooms
30 - rooms
31 - rooms
32 - rooms
33 - rooms
34 - rooms
35 - rooms
36 - rooms
37 - rooms
38 - rooms

Type: Westinghouse AE (mod w/ Schindler PORT)

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