I came up to NYU in 1995 and had no idea of the existence of a wooden escalator, but over the next several years I always enjoyed riding them, and I never took the elevator at Macy's. The sound of the escalator in this clip is exactly as I remembered it, and I hope Macy's never gets rid of this.
I think Macy's deserves a lot of credit for keeping these lovely old escalators (the video here is good but really can't do them justice). It is a trip down memory lane! Also, this is the Macy's where Natalie Wood's character worked in the 1961 movie, Love With The Proper Stranger, with Steve McQueen.
I would not call it a relic. I would call it it a masterpiece of quality built when people really cared about craftsmanship and proud to stand behind their work. People really use to care. God bless them
I remember these kinds of escalators being in the Lewis's store in Birmingham UK. Absolutely loved them. They had so much about them, & were safer than the present metal ones of today. Oh how I wish the metal ones would disappear & someone bring these back.
And this was where my fear of escalators all began... not so much the going up ones, as were the going down ones!!!! 40 something years later, and my nightmares still consist of me going down this escalator... Of course I understand the historic meaning of the escalator and am glad and amazed it still exists, but that doesn't change the fact that it scared me for life. I kinda got over it when fate made me work for Macy's, at a mall that didn't have the wooden ones of course... It has always been a love-hate relationship!
The macy*s Herald Square store in Midtown Manhattan actually has 11 retail floors if you include the Basement (Formerly..."the cellar.")...Broadway Building Mezzanine...and the Seventh Avenue Buildings 1...1/2 Floor which is attached to the Mezzanine/Balcony Level. macy*s Herald Square is by far the best department store in Manhattan. However....I like many don't like what they did to the Main Floor and Mezzanine....they should have left the tan colored marble/brass on the pillars as well as those beautiful chandeliers in the Main Broadway Isle. I only hope and pray that TIFFANY & CO. dosen't louse up their Main Floor with their 727 Fifth Avenue Buildings...because of that beautiful 1961 Movie starring Audrey Hepburn...the main floor has to stay "sacrosanct ". I don't really mind what they do to the other floors...as long as it's in good taste...and keeps its "Simple Elegance. "
The repeated segments are an error of the editing program I used, I tried correcting it but it kept shutting down on me so this is the result unfortunately
They were constructed in 1902...so indeed are historic...I actually rode them 1984 when I was in New York City for my first and only visit...that was the one thing I made sure to see and do. :) The sound on your video brought it all back. Thanks for the ride!
Sadly, as your video shows, most of the elevators have had their parts replaced with modern ones and only kept the walls -- except for those few elusive ones at the 8th/9th floors. I'd rather see them left as stairs, myself, than replacing the parts. :(
I am sorry, but this reminds me of the old escalators they used to on the London Underground, which were pulled out as a result of the fire at King's Cross... lets hope these get regular maintenance, and cleaning....
If a fire breaks out in a wooden escalator, the consequences may be disastrous. The side panels will box the fire in and the heat will be concentrated between the side panels. The heat and gases will follow the escalator steps upwards and heat up the steps until the temperature reaches the flashpoint of the wooden steps and they ignite. This phenomenon is called the trench effect, and was totally unknown before the King’s Cross fire in 1987. The flames will start to follow the steps upwards. All the heat concentrated between the sidewalls in the escalator will go upwards and heat up all the steps above at the same time. This is what happened at King’s Cross. The wooden steps above the fire’s origin were heated up by the extreme heat and gases following the steps between the sidewalls. The wooden steps ignited simultaneously, and caused the huge fireball into the ticket hall.
Wooden Escalators are being replaced with metal ones, Some of them are not replaced, This reminds me of the an Underground tube of King cross fire in London.
I would (wood) have preferred if this didn't repeat segments. Show all the way up then all then way down instead of jumping around and repeating rides. The actual footage and sound are great, though!
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I came up to NYU in 1995 and had no idea of the existence of a wooden escalator, but over the next several years I always enjoyed riding them, and I never took the elevator at Macy's. The sound of the escalator in this clip is exactly as I remembered it, and I hope Macy's never gets rid of this.
I think Macy's deserves a lot of credit for keeping these lovely old escalators (the video here is good but really can't do them justice). It is a trip down memory lane! Also, this is the Macy's where Natalie Wood's character worked in the 1961 movie, Love With The Proper Stranger, with Steve McQueen.
I would not call it a relic. I would call it it a masterpiece of quality built when people really cared about craftsmanship and proud to stand behind their work. People really use to care. God bless them
I remember these kinds of escalators being in the Lewis's store in Birmingham UK. Absolutely loved them. They had so much about them, & were safer than the present metal ones of today. Oh how I wish the metal ones would disappear & someone bring these back.
And this was where my fear of escalators all began... not so much the going up ones, as were the going down ones!!!! 40 something years later, and my nightmares still consist of me going down this escalator... Of course I understand the historic meaning of the escalator and am glad and amazed it still exists, but that doesn't change the fact that it scared me for life. I kinda got over it when fate made me work for Macy's, at a mall that didn't have the wooden ones of course... It has always been a love-hate relationship!
9 floors of delightful shopping. cant be beat.
The macy*s Herald Square store in Midtown Manhattan actually has 11 retail floors if you include the Basement (Formerly..."the cellar.")...Broadway Building Mezzanine...and the Seventh Avenue Buildings 1...1/2 Floor which is attached to the Mezzanine/Balcony Level. macy*s Herald Square is by far the best department store in Manhattan. However....I like many don't like what they did to the Main Floor and Mezzanine....they should have left the tan colored marble/brass on the pillars as well as those beautiful chandeliers in the Main Broadway Isle. I only hope and pray that TIFFANY & CO. dosen't louse up their Main Floor with their 727 Fifth Avenue Buildings...because of that beautiful 1961 Movie starring Audrey Hepburn...the main floor has to stay "sacrosanct ". I don't really mind what they do to the other floors...as long as it's in good taste...and keeps its "Simple Elegance. "
@@mikeroulleau3963 thx. very interesting tidbits!
The repeated segments are an error of the editing program I used, I tried correcting it but it kept shutting down on me so this is the result unfortunately
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Wow 1902! And still in good condition !
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No these are from 1920s
1902 was when Macy's current location in NYC was opened! The escalators date back to the 1920s!
That escalator reminds me when I been there in Moscow Metro before the remodel. Even though, I like how it looks both old and new
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When I went to NYC a few years ago I stopped at Macy's just to ride the wooden escalators!
Yea that’s prob the only thing I would do in New York City
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Philadelphia has these also.
Dang there are so many floors at that store it is really weird they normally have 2-3 floors I mean for a Macy’s that’s a lots of floors werid
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Ugh these scare me! It’s crazy they still work after all these years but they scare the shit out of me
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They were constructed in 1902...so indeed are historic...I actually rode them 1984 when I was in New York City for my first and only visit...that was the one thing I made sure to see and do. :) The sound on your video brought it all back. Thanks for the ride!
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Sadly, as your video shows, most of the elevators have had their parts replaced with modern ones and only kept the walls -- except for those few elusive ones at the 8th/9th floors. I'd rather see them left as stairs, myself, than replacing the parts. :(
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That would be inconvenient for the customers and they would be discouraged buying from here if they turn them to stairs
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Did they run-out of metal?
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@@smenor1234 Wow! I sincerely did not know that! Thank-you :)
How can you tell they are wooden?
I am sorry, but this reminds me of the old escalators they used to on the London Underground, which were pulled out as a result of the fire at King's Cross... lets hope these get regular maintenance, and cleaning....
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If a fire breaks out in a wooden escalator, the consequences may be disastrous. The side panels will box the fire in and the heat will be concentrated between the side panels. The heat and gases will follow the escalator steps upwards and heat up the steps until the temperature reaches the flashpoint of the wooden steps and they ignite. This phenomenon is called the trench effect, and was totally unknown before the King’s Cross fire in 1987. The flames will start to follow the steps upwards. All the heat concentrated between the sidewalls in the escalator will go upwards and heat up all the steps above at the same time. This is what happened at King’s Cross. The wooden steps above the fire’s origin were heated up by the extreme heat and gases following the steps between the sidewalls. The wooden steps ignited simultaneously, and caused the huge fireball into the ticket hall.
@@MrEsfranck Even Worse, 31 People including the fire chief died in a Fire Collision Of the UnderGround Tube.
Wooden Escalators are being replaced with metal ones, Some of them are not replaced, This reminds me of the an Underground tube of King cross fire in London.
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There's no wooden escalators left in the uk. The last ones caught fire due to someone dropping a lit match onto one of them
It was those teeth waiting for you at the end that always got to me.
Are there any other wooden escalators that are still in operation today in the US?
Looks like they replaced the steps, they look metal.
to prevent the repeat of the catastrophic fire hazard which killed 31 commuters 30 years ago (Pray for King's Cross)
@@alexanderip1003 think you're thinking of a different escalator.
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Well, keep on live to using escalating might refurbishment and replaced soon... I don't know what are you ask for?! :)
I would (wood) have preferred if this didn't repeat segments. Show all the way up then all then way down instead of jumping around and repeating rides. The actual footage and sound are great, though!
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They are not made of wood, are they?
w2q4r801 yes they are but some got the usual steel/metal steps. In other parts of Macy's, there is are some escalators made just with wood
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