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McNellis: Death of the Elevator

May 25, 20204 Mins read1.1k
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By John McNellis Real Estate in the Plague Year Without the elevator…there could be no downtown skyscrapers or residential high-rises, and city life as we know it would be impossible…the elevator’s role in American history has been no less profound or transformative than that of the automobile…“If we didn’t have elevators...we would have a megalopolis, […]

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