Join Date: Dec 27, 2007
Name: CaptainElevator42189
Gender: Male
City: Austin, Texas
Location: US
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Books: Lighting and elevator information, Greek/Norse mythology, books about inventions, Eyewitness Science books, nature books, and other scientific books.
Films: Bill Nye the Science Guy, Night at the Museum, Herbie Rides Again, Billy Mays informercials, and Will it Blend.
Music: Frankie Laine, Johnny Cash, Burl Ives, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego theme song, Joy of Painting theme song, Beethoven Symphony 5 & 6, Ravel's Bolero, Handel's Water Music, Verdi's Anvil Chorus, & James Galway.
Hobbies: Elevators, escalators, lighting, emergency sirens, dogs (especially dachshunds), fish, flowers, trees, vintage fans, the Solar System, vintage/antique clocks, and nature.
Videos : (1293)
ThyssenKrupp Traction Elevators at the Main Building Annex.
- Length: 2:31
- Rating Average: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='1' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall from people
- View Count: 2
- Author: CaptainElevator42189
Tags: Otis thyssenkrupp Traction Elevator Austin Texas
Riding the very nice, contemporary style elevators at the UT Main Building Annex, and even though the stainless steel version of these walls are nice, I bet the bronze/copper version of the walls paired with warm white lighting would be exquisitely nice. Original Elevator Technical...
Really Nice Vintage 1970's Dover Hydraulic South Elevator at the Texas Union.
- Length: 1:0
- Rating Average: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='3' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall from people
- View Count: 56
- Author: CaptainElevator42189
Tags: Vintage Dover Hydraulic Elevator Austin Texas
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Riding the nice, small, blue, vintage elevator at the Texas Union South Wing, and this is a really nice elevator, with the older Epco fixtures, and it would have been amazing if the ceiling/bulbs, doors, and indicator/button lights were blue. Although this is not an original...
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Tejas Hydraulic Elevators at Goldsmith Hall.
- Length: 3:17
- Rating Average: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='3' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall from people
- View Count: 57
- Author: CaptainElevator42189
Tags: Otis Traction Tejas Hydraulic Elevator Austin Texas
Riding the very nice elevators at Goldsmith Hall, and even if this elevator has been modernized twice, at least it still has the original cabs, which reflect a Renaissance/Art Deco blend. Also, not only the elevators are really nice, but so is the lobby, gallery hall, and exterior courtyard....
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Austin at Issue
- Time: 6:16
- Rating Average: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='3' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall from people
- View Count: 1900
- Author: md46usa
Tags: PBS KLRU Regret to Inform Austin
Negative Reaction from Veterans toward the movie Regret to Inform
ThyssenKrupp Traction Elevators at the UT Austin Main Building.
- Time: 0:58
- Rating Average: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='9' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall from people
- View Count: 19517
- Author: CaptainElevator42189
Tags: ThyssenKrupp Otis Traction Elevator
Riding the very nice elevators at the UT Main Building. Original Elevator Specs:General-Otis/Geared Traction.Performance-2500 Lbs/10 HP.Distance-65 feet/5 floors & 300 FPM.Year-Installed/1935-1936.Modernized Elevator Specs:General-ThyssenKrupp/Geared Traction.Performance-2500 Lbs/10...
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Dover Traction Elevators at the Texas State Capitol.
- Time: 1:14
- Rating Average: 4.8461537' max='5' min='1' numRaters='13' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall from people
- View Count: 9405
- Author: CaptainElevator42189
Tags: Dover Traction Elevator Texas State Capitol
Riding the most elegant, lovely, luxurious elevators at my most favorite building in Downtown Austin: The Texas State Capitol. This is also my 150th video. Yay!Technical specs:General-Dover/Geared Traction.Performance-2500 Lbs/10 HP.Distance-120 feet/9 floors & 400 FPM.Year-Modernized/1992-1993.
