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The elevator lobby looks like something out of the hotel in the Shining

Carew Tower Ghost Stories 1. Phantom Figures - Visitors and workers have reported seeing shadowy figures in the hallways, particularly in the upper floors and observation deck. 2. Elevator Anomalies - Some have claimed that the elevators move on their own, stopping at floors with no one waiting. 3. Disembodied Voices - Strange whispers and noises have been heard, especially late at night when the building is mostly empty. Netherland Plaza Hotel Hauntings 1. The "Lady in Green" - A woman dressed in green has been seen wandering the halls. Some believe she was a guest who tragically died in the hotel. 2. Ghostly Footsteps and Cold Spots - Guests and staff have reported unexplained footsteps echoing in empty hallways and sudden drops in temperature. 3. The Hall of Mirrors Apparition - The famous Hall of Mirrors ballroom is rumored to have an entity that appears in reflections, only to vanish when turned toward.

Great video, reminds me mrmattandmrchay’s videos, i bet you’ve got inspired by him

20:22 Oh boy, I'm so glad our corporate overlords have told us which cultish neo-religion we must follow.

So many memories of every floor and elevator. ❤

They used to do a stair climb race there. One year when I did it, I got lost in the elevators trying to get to where I needed to be. Somehow, I was able to take an elevator to the basement level (when I was a kid that level was the food court for the mall that was there), when the doors opened, it was nothing but darkness. Not going to lie, scared the crap out of me.

My great grandfather laid brick on the carew tower .

We were on 4 and there was a way I could cross across the front of the building though to the hotel and come out to the side of the fountain in the palm court - we use to do it for fun to go to lunch. Also the truck freight elevators to the basement are fun too.

As a Cincinnatian, I am really upset about what is happening with Carew Tower. We're in the middle of a horrible housing crisis, but instead of converting those offices into affordable housing, they're turning them into high rent luxury apartments. The city just keeps giving and giving to the elites, and taking and taking from the rest of us.

The Edge of Night.

This seems more like a Thyssen actually. It has the same buttons as I have commonly seen on Thyssen elevators in Canada, and the same indicator. I could be wrong though

29 plus years ago we had our wedding reception there! Beautiful place.

I use to work in the tower place mall in 2005. Im sure they’ll make beautiful apartments, but it’s a shame to retail aspect failed. That rooftop parking lot … great times in the summer with a very cute security guard

Why do you keep going between 2 and ll

Great video of the elevators in these two buildings.

I used to work on the 42nd floor of Carew Tower. It was a long ride up to the 42nd, too. But, I didn't mind it because it was one of the most iconic buildings in Cincinnati. The only thing I didn't like was days where the wind kicked up pretty high. We could feel the building swaying ever so slightly. But, definitely enough to get our attention. It's nice to see that despite it now longer a business-related tower, it will be put to good use in helping to combat the housing crisis that so many cities are facing.

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Very very cool man

One thing that I find very irritating is the lift beeping on each floor. What arse thought that was of any help especially as the engineers went out of their way to get the car to silently track smoothly and be a nice pleasant space to be in only for some prick to program a "beep" at every floor. Next it will be asking "please rate your experience we value your feedback"/ I would have gum stuffed in it before the dam doors were closed. Other than that an Interesting video with its ups and downs but on the whole educational.

That is cool that you put your camera in the elevator machine room and then went back down and put them in together. It shows how it works.

My guy loves that LL 😂

My mom worked in this building for 30 years

Worked there for years. Was a grand place and after the remodel more beautiful but business bought out by PE.

Thank you for joining us on our elevator tutorial.

Just found your channel… I love it!

Quite disappointing that you didn't focus on the decorative details in the hotel, as that is what I was waiting for. Slow down your pans so everything isn't a blur.

My Mom worked as a waitress in Hathaways in the Arcade. As kids, we were never allowed to ride the elevators, but we could visit Mom in the restaurant; and drinking cold water from a paper cone inside a metal cup holder was a kick for us! With Grandma, we would visit around the holidays and the sights and sounds were incredible for kids from Over the Rhine.

Does this video get any better or is this guy just fascinated with elevators?

Was 16th floor locked for you ? went recently and the doors were all labeled with no trespassing and idk if there were cameras

It would be nice to state what city you are talking about.

Ok, i'm done. Too much elevator crap.

I believe the pavilion room used to host jazz events

Downtown Cincinnati is abandoned and empty.. Democrats have ruined the city.. But we have stadiums galore and the banks. Neighborhoods are unsafe as well...

I am tempted to take the Lord's name in vain here. What happened to downtown Cincinnati. I remember Fountain Square, Poges Department Store, Sillito's. Last time I spent any time in downtown was in the late 50's. Department stores with pneumatic tubes to cashiers for customers paying from where you bought goods. Little hole in the wall' eating places where you could get great Bratwurst sandwiches with Horseradish. The old old days. It seems to be a sacrilege🤧 to see Carew tower vacant.

That used to be a bustling place, very high-end, especially during the holidays. We used to go there as kids. The Netherland Plaza lobby/lounge area was fabulous. Cool place to have a drink, listen to the jazz pianist, people watch. Great memories!

I am surprised by the lack of building security. Or did I miss something? BTW, Carew was the first tall building I visited back in 1971 (small town boy then).

I love Kone elevators.

Those are nice passenger elevators.

My grandpa and I would explore the Carew tower countless times when I was younger. There was always something so eerie and exciting about venturing into those "back rooms". Listening to all of the subtle drafts, creaking, groaning and strange directionless sounds that emanate from somewhere deep within the building somewhere. I remember one day we were in the service elevators and I pressed the Sub Basement floor button. Now, I had done this countless times before, but the elevator would never actually go down to the Sub Basement; It would just stay stopped flashing like some of the buttons you pressed in this video. Well to my surprise, on this day, the doors closed and the elevator actually began to travel down to the basement. The doors opened to a very large, dimly lit room with silhouettes of shadowy objects off in the distance. The thing that caught my attention immediately though, was a man pushing a large wheel barrow of some kind, walking toward our direction. My little kid brain freaked out, and I ran straight for the stair well, which was positioned the opposite wall to which the elevator doors opened and my grandpa followed. He was laughing the whole way home, and it has become one of my fonder memories as a child.

I don’t think the upper floors were supposed to be so bland compared to the lobby. They’re likely trying to restore the building, but the gutting of Deco in untouched levels can be seen in the post-modern office style by the unrestored parts is at horrifying levels.

Is this still possible here? I would love to check out this interior

I worked at H&S Pogues department store there in the 70s. It was the most high-end store in the city. It took up 7 floors for departments and 2 subterranean floors for support. It was fabulous. There were spiral chutes that took packages to the basement to be wrapped and shipped to customers' homes. They had fine oriental rugs, furs, sterling silver, expensive furniture. Nothing even remotely similar to it today.

The elevator cabs and controls appear to have been updated in the mid 1970's. My office was formerly located in a 1903 "skyscraper" that had the Westinghouse elevator cabs and controls updated then and they look exactly the same. The contollers had a CRT monitor with a Pong video game like block that moved to show the position of all the cabs in the system. It is dated, but still was working in 2024 when we left. The floors above our office were all converted to apartments, as well. The office space market had shifted and most tenants wanted large, easily adaptable floor plates.

On the subject of elevators I remember on of the Westinghouse elevator technicians that came in one day told me about one of their employees. The employee had slightly raised up a freight elevator to use its wall mounted ladder to climb down into the pit to clean. As he was climbing out, and his body half way out, for whatever reason the elevator lowered, and tore his body in half. That story scared me into never allowing or attempting to help a guest or employee from exiting an elevator stuck by turning off the generator motor. As an elevator guy you should someday request a look around in the elevator penthouse. It’s quite amazing up there. One year during Riverfest I got a report by several guests on the Hotel’s 29 floor of screaming and yelling above them. I knew there was no guest floor above the 29th, and found the service door in the 29th floor service elevator area to elevator penthouse had been pried open. With my duty engineer and several on duty CPD Officers working during the event found about 15 teenagers watching the fireworks sitting on the edge of the outside of the building dangling their feet over the edge. Without doing anything to startle them we successfully removed them. They lied & said the door was open when they were looking for a good vantage spot to watch the fireworks. Police let them go.

Looks like the kitchen elevator which served the kitchen behind the front desk lobby area going up to the main kitchen on the Mezzanine level then the 3rd & 4th floor kitchens. That elevator was also used to bring food, and banquet set up items up to the banquet areas.

oh my god.... an elevator..... who cares

I worked as Asst Director Of Security at the Netherland Plaza hotel from 1986 to 1999. Around in 1995 a group of art students came in to paint the Palm Ct and Orchid restaurants. Our HR Director had me pose at the grand piano, pretending like I was playing. The winners Painting was placed in storage in the 3rd floor EOC’s storage after being displayed. I wish I could’ve got that painting as a souvenir.. also, I was always told that the water fountain at the top steps of the Palm Court restaurant was manufactured by the Rookwood pottery in Cincinnati. If so, it would be priceless ! The wood in the restaurants was from Brazilian Rosewood. We had quite a few suicide’s at the hotel from jumper’s off the Crew Tower. Also, the chief engineer at Crew tower was lead in a break in at the 5/3 bank building vault located in the building arcade. They punched a hole in the bakery shop floor under reconstruction above the bank vault just below over a weekend, all constructed of just drywall and lowered themselves in the vault. The chief engineer committed suicide just prior to be apprehended. One final note I was fortunate to have personally met and escorted around many great performers at the Kool Jazz Fest who stayed at the hotel. Frankie Beverly, Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Patti LaBelle and many more. By far Frankie was my favorite !

No certificate in the elevators

Parked here and stayed at The Garfield Suites hotel nearby some years back...don't think it's still a hotel but some years back it was operating as a hotel

Ive been on the observation deck many times when i lived in Cincinnati. Back in the 90's a guy jumped off with a parachute in a stunt involving a local radio station. He was arrested. Sadly he passed away in Florida base jumping from a radio tower.