Architect and engineer (1933) (14761605786)

Identifier: architectenginee11333sanf (find matches)
Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library



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This Issue ... A CENTURYOF PROGRESS EXPOSITION JUNE 1 933
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Iliiiiii^raith of escalator Why Escalator Recently Otis escalaturn have been installed in anumber of ini()ortant buildings. In RockefellerCenter. In the new Cities Service Building, SixtyWall Tower. In the Metropolitan Life InsuranceConipanys building of New York City. In the OldMerchants National Bank and Trust Company ofBattle Creek, Michigan. In the new building of ThePhiladelphia Saving Fund Society. It has been found that the Otis escalator pro-vides convenient, economicul transportation wherepeople must travel comparatively short vertical dis-tances. Because of the escalator, a bank can haveits offices on the second Hoor and rent the valuable u Iniiliiiiifi of The Philadelphia Sating Fund Society 6 9 space below. A basement or upstairs restau- rant served by escalators is almost as conve-nient as one located on the street level. The installa-tion of escalators represents a distinct innovationin office building construction. Recently Otis Elevator Company has developedrefinements