In the closing minutes of The Blues Brothers, after what is arguably the single most gratuitous (and comically destructive) car chase scene in cinematic history (see reference below), Jake and Elwood Blues are in the final throes of their mission to cover an overdue tax bill for their former home, the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage. The brothers remain undaunted in their quest, even as they’re pursued by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of military and […]
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You may know the story already: A leading retailer of its day draws up plans for what would become the world’s tallest building to serve as its corporate headquarters in a major American city. Their iconic structure does in fact become that superlative and goes on to reshape the urban skyline for years to come. Perhaps you’re thinking of the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) in Chicago, which […]
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It might be heresy to some, but Orville and Wilbur Wright did not invent flying in 1903. For centuries others had dabbled with lighter-than-air balloons, and later airplane prototypes were built and tested by an intrepid lot (there’s also the matter of those things called birds). Rather, what the bicycle-maker brothers from Dayton, Ohio invented was a way to control powered flight allowing their planes—and virtually all that followed in the remarkable aviation industry they launched—to take off, change direction, altitude, and then land safely again. Their breakthrough invention in three-axis control not […]
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Experienced vertical transportation professionals want the industry’s best training, safest jobsites, and benefits they can rely on. The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) delivers this combination through North America’s most respected education programs, a commitment to jobsite safety, and an extensive network of signatory employers that value craftsmanship and skill. Education Apprenticeship Foundation IUEC […]
Elevator Music: How a Clever 1920’s Idea Helped Calm Nervous Riders and Created a Whole New Genre
In the closing minutes of The Blues Brothers, after what is arguably the single most gratuitous (and comically destructive) car chase scene in cinematic history (see reference below), Jake and Elwood Blues are in the final throes of their mission to cover an overdue tax bill for their former home, the St. Helen of the Blessed Shroud Orphanage. The brothers remain undaunted in their quest, even as they’re pursued by hundreds, perhaps thousands, of military and […]
The Speed Race to the Sky: How Elevator Technology Enabled the Woolworth, Empire State Building, and Today’s Record-Breaking Towers
You may know the story already: A leading retailer of its day draws up plans for what would become the world’s tallest building to serve as its corporate headquarters in a major American city. Their iconic structure does in fact become that superlative and goes on to reshape the urban skyline for years to come. Perhaps you’re thinking of the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) in Chicago, which […]
The Department Store That Changed City Skylines: The Short, Strange Life of the First Commercial Passenger Elevator in 1857 New York
It might be heresy to some, but Orville and Wilbur Wright did not invent flying in 1903. For centuries others had dabbled with lighter-than-air balloons, and later airplane prototypes were built and tested by an intrepid lot (there’s also the matter of those things called birds). Rather, what the bicycle-maker brothers from Dayton, Ohio invented was a way to control powered flight allowing their planes—and virtually all that followed in the remarkable aviation industry they launched—to take off, change direction, altitude, and then land safely again. Their breakthrough invention in three-axis control not […]
Why Experienced Elevator Mechanics Choose the IUEC
Experienced vertical transportation professionals want the industry’s best training, safest jobsites, and benefits they can rely on. The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) delivers this combination through North America’s most respected education programs, a commitment to jobsite safety, and an extensive network of signatory employers that value craftsmanship and skill. Education Apprenticeship Foundation IUEC […]