ULTRA RARE EPIC LG/Sigma Traction Elevators at The St Pete-Clearwater Marriott in St. Petersburg, FL

Filmed in January 2022.
Thanks to @ElevatorMan227 for finding photos of these elevators on TripAdvisor and sharing them to me, I now got to check out these elevators and man they are AMAZING!!! This is a hotel I've driven by for many years and have skipped filming at thinking they had something boring and generic (I was under the impression they had Otis Series 5, but it turns out I confused this place with the nearby Hilton). But BOY WAS I WRONG!!!! The moral of the story here is even if you THINK a place has boring elevators, still, check it out anyways cause WHO KNOWS!?!? You MAY find something amazing!
And these elevators certainly are AMAZING!!! These elevators are the 4th known LG/Sigma Elevators to have been discovered in the United States, the other 3 have been in Seattle (and I wanted to see them, but due to a lack of time, I unfortunately never made it to them....) and Sigma has a branch in Seattle, but they don't have one here!!! As to how and why these particular elevators were installed, I have NO IDEA, they were probably distributed by another manufacturer. Regardless though, I am not only amazed to be riding the 4th known bank of LG/Sigma Elevators in the United States, but the fact they are on my HOME TURF makes me EVEN MORE EXCITED!!!
This is a brand of elevator that outside of the now 4 known places that have these in the US is typically only found in Indonesia, South Korea, China and Hong Kong! And the indicators, lanterns and fixtures look like they came STRAIGHT from there!
I absolutely LOVE the chimes on these, they sound like a DOORBELL, and the indicators, fixtures, arrows and just everything about these is SO COOL and SO FOREIGN and unlike ANYTHING I've EVER SEEN BEFORE!!! Not to mention the ride quality is EXTREMELY SMOOTH, just as good as the New Mitsubishi's in Tampa if not EVEN BETTER!!!
All in all, an absolutely AMAZING Set of elevators!
There are a couple things that are a bit odd about these, the elevator in the bank that double as the service elevator has a "Staff Only" COP that doesn't seem to work, and the 2 doors in the car are not symmetrically straight across from another like most elevators with a rear door! Also, according to what I can find online, this hotel apparently opened in 1989, which if true, these elevators had to have been modded from something else. Judging by the doors, I'd assume General or Montgomery originally installed these, but honestly I have no clue.
Regardless though, these elevators are AMAZING and an absolute MUST RIDE if you visit the Tampa Bay Area!!!
As always, I hope you enjoy the video, and let me know what you guys think of these in the comments below!
Installed in 1989? (Unknown, according to www.northstarm...)
Modernized/Replaced in Circa 2000s (LG/Sigma with Unknown fixtures, Adams fire service, New Motors, New Controllers, New Lanterns, etc. Only thing possibly still original would be the cabs and doors.)

[@BrytonJones6063]

Happy day for you ❤❤

[@markli4618]

I have never seen Sigma elevators in America before in my real life. You can also speak English when you get to China to film more of these kinds of Sigma elevators that have similar fixtures than these elevators. The numbers are on the buttons directly, instead of on the side like these elevators here, and it beeps when you press the button, which is just in Beijing, the capital city of China to see more of those elevators there!

[@Ryan_Official_2001]

Sigma and LG are so popular, the headquarters are in South Korea, the subsidiary of Otis. In Jakarta, Taman Anggrek Mall, the main scenic elevators are formerly 1996 LG custom made, now they are using Sigma elevators and are modernized in 2011. My first visit to Mall Taman Anggrek, it was somewhere in 2003, because the first mall in Jakarta was opened in 1996, so the elevators are actually 1996, before LG rebranded into Sigma. I remember that big scenic elevator. But my last visit is 2022 after the big scenic elevators have been modernized to Sigma in 2011, and divided into 3 elevators in every side. Total of 6 elevators in every side.

[@dea41396returns]

There’s some LG elevators/escalators in NJ but that’s because LG is headquartered here. I didn’t know they installed in Florida though.

[@Jowevator3219]

OH BOY!!! YOOOOOOO THOSE CHIMES! THOSE BUTTONS!!! THOSE FLOOR INDICATORS!!! YOOOOOO!!! x1000

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

now these are awesome! NANI!

[@AlecRoth-id8fp]

YOOOOOOOOOOO!! What a find!

[@SamSitar]

motor is the best part.

[@DieselDucy]

I hope these don't get modded.

[@FloridianElevators]

Dude you need to get down to Florida!!! I've been dying to meet up with you and I can show you these! ;)

[@flelevating1250]

I don’t think they will anytime soon

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

@@FloridianElevators I bet they won’t be modded… bet ya never know in Florida.

[@FloridianElevators]

@@flelevating1250 I wouldn't be too hopeful. These elevators are located in FLORIDA, the state that loves to destroy cool and unique elevators, and given that these elevators are the only ones of their kind in Florida and one of only a few in the USA outside of Seattle, they're probably hard to get parts for.

[@flelevating1250]

@@FloridianElevators I think Andrew should come down to the Tampa area for these and the ones at TPA airport before they all get modded

[@SamSitar]

that lg sigma elevator is amazing.

[@TheElevatorGuru]

These are so mysterious, but seem really nice!!

[@emmareporter]

the motor is amazing!

[@NWIndianaElevators]

I actually got to film these elevators as well, and my dad was surprised that LG actually made elevators!

[@flelevating1250]

When are you uploading it?

[@NWIndianaElevators]

@@flelevating1250 I haven’t even started scheduling the videos from my Florida trip yet lol 😂

[@elevatingnc32]

NO. FREAKING. WAY. I GOTTA RIDE ONE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!

[@ElevatingFlorida]

Ive known about these, my friend William told me about them. Your lucky you got a chance to get here!

[@FloridianElevators]

They're AMAZING!!! Definitely check them out whenever you get the chance!

[@FloridianElevators]

And by William, are you referring to @ElevatorMan227?

[@ElevatingFlorida]

@@FloridianElevators Yessir

[@codybrandoncargle3129]

Wow these elevators remind me of Fujitec and Mitsubishi had a kid. 🙏🏻😁 Except even nicer. 🤔

[@carselevators930]

You’re so lucky! I wish I could ride a Sigma

[@elevatorsinrussia2597]

And even there is a Hyundai elevator in the US at Bob Hope Airport Covered Parking Lot G in Burbank which unfortunately the video is gone.

[@FloridianElevators]

And there were some Hitachi Elevators in Honolulu, but they're modded by Otis now

[@QuarioQuario54321]

WHERE?

[@FloridianElevators]

@@QuarioQuario54321 The Sheraton Princess Hotel

[@PreciousAlpschindler]

@@FloridianElevators how did you know it’s was Hitachi? I am not able to find anything about it on google

[@CAelevators.]

These are amazing, there’s one in New York as well too.

[@QuarioQuario54321]

WHERE? WHERE?

[@TechNerdNolan]

@@QuarioQuario54321 Brooklyn I think

[@hotelandelevator1236]

I HAVE TO RIDE THIS

[@thekittycatandelevatorfan9934]

I really hope that these don’t ever get modded!

[@dmvelevators]

Only if they had an LG elevator in the DMV! I would be all over these in a second :)

[@geneseetrainselevators2448]

Seems like you went to Asia for a few minutes lol, JK but these are awesome! seriously

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

NANI!

[@blueauraretriever]

We have one of these in Hackensack NJ but it's hydraulic

[@ramyfares9099]

bruh these elevators are very common in apartment buildings in Dubai, Sharjah and the northern UAE.

[@Elevatorman2005]

It’s a Korean brand!

[@PNWElevatorAviation]

lol I was just on a Sigma in Seattle recently

[@vicentecaballero8127]

this elevator reminds of a nearby medical center

[@flelevating1250]

Btw, these were my childhood elevators when I was younger 😂

[@FloridianElevators]

Really? That's awesome!

[@flelevating1250]

@@FloridianElevators I live like like 10 minutes from this hotel so I might do some retakes of these

[@Dwall44]

Cool, do you know what they were originally?

[@flelevating1250]

@@Dwall44 they’ve been Sigma when I was younger

[@suejoshappy]

These could be original. The hotel is from 89.

[@flelevating1250]

Probably when I filmed these rare elevators, everyone decided to go film it 😂

[@FloridianElevators]

Lol I've actually known about these for a while. @ElevatorMan227 discovered them on TripAdvisor last fall

[@flelevating1250]

@@FloridianElevators gotcha

[@flelevating1250]

I filmed this on January 29th 😂

[@NWIndianaElevators]

I filmed these a few days later after you (January 31st) 😂

[@FloridianElevators]

Funny enough, I actually filmed this the same day you did @FL Elevating. I guess we came at around the same time but didn't realize it lol

[@cashgrabofficial2763]

its common in indo tho

[@NathanDavisVideos]

You would think by looking at these elevators, they would be in some foreign place or continent like Asia; but BOY YOU ARE WRONG!!! These are actually in the US, let alone, outta ANY PLACE or state: Florida! Now if only you could find some Asian style KONEs in States that would make my day.

[@diegoalonsodienemannsoto153]

On US are RARE, but in Asia, it's not rare

[@diegoalonsodienemannsoto153]

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