Worcester: Otis Service Elevator @ 100 Front Street Highrise Office Building

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@ken4414 8 ай бұрын

Used to ride this elevator as a security guard in late 70''s and walk those below ground level halls to the truck tunnel and to other elevators in service areas etc. thanks for the memories!

@georgef551 8 ай бұрын

Haven't traveled them, but "The Catacombs" are still mostly intact. Most of the one that went from the mid-rise to the old parking garage is gone, and some of the mall where it went to the smaller garage also gone. Service corridor to the tunnels still there, which is why Mercantile Street has a 15-ton weight limit (literally driving on the mall's first floor). Irony is the first part of the mall to fail is the only part that almost fully remains (Filene's Wing).

@ken4414 8 ай бұрын

@@georgef551the path from the smaller office building (we called it low rise from its construction terminology) to the parking garage actually was mostly through the lowest level of the south shopping mall area. You would pass by the south end of the truck tunnel by the AC plant which perhaps is still there but updated? It was natural gas powered absorption chillers. Had glass walls to look in as you walked by. Interesting the road goes over all that. The high rise elevators were interesting. They would hunt around periodically between floors long after everyone had left until they settled in for the night. The motor generators I think they were and mechanical switch controls in the top floor service area were kinda interesting to walk by. Wish we had smart phones back then to take pictures.

@georgef551 8 ай бұрын

@@ken4414 I remember that part of "The Catacombs, as that's were Filene's Basement was in the Galleria Days (before the freighter on the same side (left), which I also did a video of, thinking I wasn't in the mall, but the "Low-Rise". I have been places where freighters only served the basement, and a couple floors, and not the rest.

@ken4414 8 ай бұрын

Just watched that other video. Yes, brought back more memories. Those domed buttons and no-delay door closings on the galleria freight elevators. As overnight and Sunday (back then) security we would do 3-4 rounds a shift travelling all those services hallways that led from the truck tunnel to the back doors of stores and the galleria taking the elevators whenever possible. We would strategically send them to the floor we would need them next. Once I forgot to enable a floor in the high rise and had to walk back to top up all those flights to recover that freight elevator since we would shut down the main elevators and keep certain floor enablers in the freight during a round. Those trapezoid shaped air handler rooms outside on top as seen from top of garage were above the freight elevators, but we had to walk up to there since elevator didn't go up there. Also rode the glass elevator several times. Thanks again for the memories.

@georgef551 8 ай бұрын

I used to ride the glass elevator when the family was done shopping heading back home. I think WXLO was in the basement in the days. There was a big radio station down there.

@ken4414 8 ай бұрын

I think I remember the big spring at the bottom of the glass elevator shaft. I suppose every elevator has one? But seeing it through the glass was interesting.

@georgef551 8 ай бұрын

@@ken4414 They all have a shock absorber at the bottom, in case they go past the final limit switch at the bottom, plus some protection in the event of freefall.

@elevatorproductionsbymaxpassa 7 жыл бұрын

Have you filmed a video of the high rise passenger elevators?

@georgef551 7 жыл бұрын

A long time ago. These are secured, so no, not again.

@SamSitar 7 жыл бұрын

great building transformation. what is MF? why is exiting the elevator at B trespassing?

@georgef551 7 жыл бұрын

Machine Floor (I guess). From the mall's existence, those service corridors were labeled "NO TRESPASSING". The mall parts were fine. In hindsight, I wish I recorded the catacombs when I had the chance. Found a dead Workout World, and a pair of replacement elevators (Monties likely) that replaced the "Bay of 6" elevators Jordan Marsh had in that space.