(5/5/2021)
Mayo Clinic. You've most likely heard the name. Offering arguably the best healthcare in the world, Mayo has 3 main campuses in Rochester, MN, Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ, and in Jacksonville, FL. The Mayo Building and the Gonda Building are the heart of Mayo Clinic's massive main and original Mayo campus in Rochester, MN. Both buildings are directly next to each other, and are connected to one another on almost every floor. They are 19 floors, and they feature many outpatient departments and exam rooms. The Mayo Building was completed in 1955 with Westinghouse Elevators. Sadly these have been completely modded by Otis in the 2000's with Adams Classic Fixtures. The Gonda Building on the other hand is much newer, and opened in 2001 with some awesome custom Otis Elevators. These feature the Luxury chimes, call button plates, and custom cabs! The elevators in both buildings are super fun to ride (I prefer Gonda over Mayo). Each building has both a low rise bank serving floors SL (Subway) to 10 and a high rise bank serving floors SL (Subway) to 19. In this video, I take a ride on a few elevators in every bank. All the elevators here can get very busy at times (more so Gonda than Mayo since those are the first ones seen), but these are very fast and efficient for the constant demand these get everyday.
I am trying a new kind of video style for this! There is no commentary at all in this video. Please let me know what you think! Another video of these elevators with commentary will be uploaded in a few months. Also, I'd like to point out that I was here for a valid reason. I was NOT here just to film the elevators. Please don't go to any hospital, clinic or medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic unless you have a valid reason to be there.
Please use the following timestamps if you would like to skip around the video:
0:00 Exterior of Both Buildings from the Street Level
0:23 View of the Gonda Building and Mayo Building Lobbies
0:46 Mayo Building High Rise Elevators (Floors SL-19)
6:00 Quick View of A Broken Elevator in the Mayo Building
6:24 Mayo Building Low Rise Elevators (Floors SL-10)
9:52 Final Ride of Mayo Building High Rise Elevators (One way from 10 to 19)
11:07 Gonda Building High Rise Elevators (Floors SL-19)
16:27 View from the 19th (top) floor of the Gonda Building
17:00 Second Ride of Gonda Building High Rise Elevators (One way from 19 to SL)
18:46 Gonda Building Low Rise Elevators (Floors SL-10)
22:05 Final Ride of Gonda Building High Rise Elevators (One way from 10 to 19)
*Note: I am making smart decisions about filming during the pandemic. I am trying to film in places that aren't busy (like empty Parking Garages or Office Buildings). I am wearing a mask and sometimes gloves. Please don't comment about how I should not be filming right now. I can make my own decisions, and you can't control me. To those who are filming, say safe and healthy out there!
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