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How Elevators Started Moving Up In The World
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It was on this day in 1857 that the first commercial elevator began operating at a department store in New York City. And once elevators took off, they started shaping the world around us in some pretty big ways. Plus: a city in Oregon is home to an elevator that is technically a street!
March 23, 1857: Mr. Otis Gives You a Lift (Wired)
Oregon City is home of America's steepest street (Offbeat Oregon)
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Manage episode 291909343 series 2922787
It was on this day in 1857 that the first commercial elevator began operating at a department store in New York City. And once elevators took off, they started shaping the world around us in some pretty big ways. Plus: a city in Oregon is home to an elevator that is technically a street!
March 23, 1857: Mr. Otis Gives You a Lift (Wired)
Oregon City is home of America's steepest street (Offbeat Oregon)
Our Patreon backers give us a lift every day - join them!
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1339 episodes
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