I am from Texas, and I have been blessed to grow up on the East Coast for part of my childhood and that was one of the most beautiful memories I had was being able to ride an elevator is operated by elevator operators. They would be dressed so grandly in their suits/uniforms and hats. They dressed in suits like ship captains, or pilots. Very grand indeed!

👍 Memories from 70s DC Capitol Building. ❤

A shame the elevator was replaced, the building is on the historic registry, manually operated Otis elevator ought to have been preserved. Yes, it was built like a tank and to last.

Reminds me of the elevator at the FritzWilly's Building in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Keep the throw back !!!!

Very much akin to what happened to hair metal musicians in 1991, which happened to Elevator operators in the 1950s-1970s and has happened to her nowadays. The what automated elevators is to elevator operator are after all, what grunge is to hair metal musicians.

I know I don’t like this new generation