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minus-squarenocturne@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 hours ago Elevator Operator My great-grandfather was an elevator operator in NYC in the early 1900s.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Worldwide#History In 1925, the world’s first fully automatic elevator, Collective Control, was introduced. In 1931, the company installed the world’s first double-deck elevator at 70 Pine Street in New York City.[11][12] End of an era.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoThey are still a union protected job on construction sites and the docks in NYC.
My great-grandfather was an elevator operator in NYC in the early 1900s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Worldwide#History
End of an era.
They are still a union protected job on construction sites and the docks in NYC.