Interesting fact: More than 700,000 elevators are currently in use all over the United States, both commercial and residential.
It was the elevator that helped the skyscraper rise from theory to reality. Because elevators use less space and relieved people of the burden of walking extensive flights of stairs, they were the key element needed.
#DidYouKnow? Soothing music was introduced in some of the first elevators to calm the fears of first-time riders which is where the term "elevator music" comes from.
Many municipal elevators around the world carry passengers from one level of a multi-tiered city to another. One such ride exists in Oregon City where passengers move between the Williamette River and a basalt cliff. The lift's original design from 1915 was powered by water.
#DidYouKnow? Most of the cables holding up modern elevators are completely redundant with a single cable being able to hold up more weight than that of all the people who could fit into the elevator.
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