The SCARIEST ELEVATOR IN CHICAGO?! Otis Traction Elevator @ Salvation Army - Chicago, IL.

This is the type of shit that would’ve given me nightmares as a kid. Yeesh...
Merry Christmas though!
TECH SPECS:
Brand: Otis
Model: N/A
Drive: AC Geared Traction
Year Installed: prob when Jesus was alive
Floors Served: 6
Capacity: No fucking clue
Speed: Ass
Doors: Single Speed

[@zackloveselevators1234]

That elevator looks like it’d be in a horror movie

[@DuckDoesStuff_KY]

Lowkey I’d just be excited bc that’s my first Otis black button lol

[@ElevatingArizonaByGageWilliams]

INSANELY GROTTY AND SPOOKY

[@Paramount531]

I had a fascination and fear of elevators as a young kid. I have a recurring bad dream about a 50s era upgraded elevator in a closed hotel that I worked on in the early 80s, probably caused by a news story of a different elevator (manual) being crashed in the basement. I still occasionally have dreams about it. I have stayed in the now renovated hotel and love to ride it. The one in this video is way worse!

[@FloridianElevators]

LMAO!!! The description is HILARIOUS!!! Merry Christmas btw! This DEFINITELY would be EXTREMELY HIGH on my list if I ever made it to Chicago. That is, assuming it's still original and not broken forever! (Which I'm willing to bet if this thing breaks, it's done forever. There is NO WAY this thing could've passed an inspection and not get red tagged!)

[@rodney1279TheFlip]

I still have a fear of elevators

[@BluegrassElevators]

Merry Christmas!

[@Dana_Danarosana]

That's a really cool building though! Wrigley used to make margarine there. Wrigley gave it to Salvation Army sometime mid-century-ish... I'm too tired and lazy to dig further but I've been in that store probably 25 years ago. I think they cleaned the elevator that day too. I also think that day 25 years ago may have been the last time they cleaned that elevator... 🎄🎅

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

Wow, interesting!!! Those upper floors did look like a sort of factory!

[@Bernardgaming2.0]

If you think that’s scary, try the elevators at the Edison apartments on Sheridan road in Chicago. Those are even scarier.

[@elevating_western_washington]

Tbh, I hate trash talking vintage elevators, but this thing needs to be ripped out and fully replaced, or fully modernized.

[@Bernardgaming2.0]

I’m getting off!😮

[@FloridianElevators]

4:00 "Walk Down" LOL The Building owned KNOW how bad this thing is LOL

[@JimLiElevators]

1:36 That killed me! XD

[@PL1Lifts]

Is this the only elevator here?

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

There are two freight elevators as well but they did not seem to work

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

Which Salvation Army in Chicago is this in? I want to go visit it

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

It’s closed now

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

@@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty oh damn

[@TechNerdNolan]

This probably sounds very wrong, but maybe the Salvation Army could use some of their money that they got donated to use to mod or repair this thing.....

[@neaelevator]

I was just like you. I had a fear when I was a kid of riding elevators, yet I would reach in and press the buttons and get out real quick. While I too say I have no fear of elevators now in my 40's, I can honestly say I would not have gotten on this one. LOL Amazing find though and thank you for capturing it.

[@FloridianElevators]

After you shut your camera off, did you go up to the machine room?

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

I did!

[@metroelevators4619]

OMG! It does the scariest big bump.

[@pony053]

what a jalopy

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

You can say that again

[@mitchellkelly3955]

Probably the NEW worst elevator in Chicago! This makes the Metra Station Elevator near Illinois Center look like nothin!

[@EWPA14]

I still think Metra's worse.

[@ProspectElevators]

Super Otis

[@mitchellkelly3955]

4:03 The elevator is so scary it tells you to Walk Down the stairs Hahaha

[@CAelevators.]

At least it’s original? Haha

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

Hey that’s true, can’t complain about that

[@ElevatingFlorida]

jesus crised

[@SWFLElevators]

HOLY CRAP!!! Or should I say, HOLY @#$%!! This this is now the WORST elevator I've ever seen. One of the WORST elevators on KZbin I think. The only thing good about this is that it's original.

[@SWFLElevators]

Also, I was like laughing histarically at your reactions. Lol

[@MrEngineer20051]

Yea I wouldn't ride that either.

[@islandcityelevandesc]

Good lord almighty. Btw, are you still on discord? I created a new account on there recently.

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

Yes I am

[@islandcityelevandesc]

@@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty k

[@islandcityelevandesc]

@@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty what's your username?

[@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty]

@@islandcityelevandesc what do you mean

[@islandcityelevandesc]

@@SPS8elevatorsoflakecounty your discord username

[@1_ekul]

lmao