Before and After: The Otis Elevators at the City Building Asheville NC were modded by United

(May 2022 and July 2024) These elevators were modernized and in my opinion, the mod was very well done. All of the historical aspects of the elevators were preserved. They are also INCREDIBLY fast for the amount of floors they serve.
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[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

If only we had more mods this tasteful, United certainly preserved the character, and might I add, the cabs look nicer in Green!

[@DieselDucy]

Totally agree! I actually like the refurbished cabs better than the originals.

[@TheTheo58]

Yes United did a very nice job with the modernization, very tasteful with the colors and selection of COP. It's very fast for an 8 floor + basement building might be a gear-less with a 2:1 roping.

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks for sharing and you are correct 2-1 roping with gearless machines

[@NastyNathanial69]

I really dig all the before and after shots. I like how you highlighted the way these vintage elevators looked before you showed the moderation's. DieselDucy you are a legend in the elevator community and this videos shows why. Always look forward to seeing more content from you.

[@DieselDucy]

Thanks! I always enjoy your content as well!

[@Dana_Danarosana]

This is a fantastic mod! That being said, I wish they would've left one car manual like the old Young Quinlan Dept. Store Bldg. in Minneapolis.

[@DieselDucy]

They did great here

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

Beautiful job keeping these ornate elevators!

[@DieselDucy]

They did fantastic

[@statecollegewx4060]

I’m glad the dial is still there

[@DieselDucy]

Me too

[@BostonElevatorDude]

The call stations make the mod tasteful indeed. To the ones who say “EWWW DISGUSTING MOD, IM NEVER COMING INSIDE THIS PLACE EVER”, y’all gotta think about the fact that 20th century elevator parts from the 1920s are not possible to acquire for replacements. Sometimes there’s certain codes that buildings have to follow through with, such as replacing out of code elevators.

[@DieselDucy]

EXACTLY! Stuff wears out and has to be replaced sometimes! While I would obviously enjoy seeing the originals kept, there comes a time, especially for a busy building like this where they are forced to upgrade to keep reliable service. I feel that this was done TOTALLY tastefully and they preserved what they could from the original elevators. They did not want to upgrade but like you said, when they needed parts, they would have to wait months sometimes and it was becoming too expensive.

[@BostonElevatorDude]

@@DieselDucy true that. look how good the hotel Roanoke mod went!

[@terribletony9341]

I find it interesting that you're in my hometown.

[@DieselDucy]

Awesome. I’ll be back.

[@officialSgtPepperArc360]

Good to see the crank still remains untouched.

[@DieselDucy]

It was a good mod.

[@BuildingToursForLife1660-4]

Nice elevators! Beautiful cabs!

[@DieselDucy]

They are!

[@NWIndianaElevators]

This is a very tasteful mod job! :)

[@DieselDucy]

It really is! I was happy with it

[@wacoscarwashchannelelevato3926]

I'm glad that the Otis crank is still there

[@DieselDucy]

Me too. This is a great mod

[@rodney1279TheFlip]

I am happy that they left the elevator dial alone

[@mariokart8715]

And the crank.

[@DieselDucy]

Me too

[@wereswdfgrdesd]

@@DieselDucy epic even before the mod they were still fast

[@22408aaron]

2:27 boy someone's impatient.

[@DieselDucy]

LOL Totally a "Zackey" thing

[@hammerhead_elevators3613]

I like the chrome panels

[@DieselDucy]

Me too. They are brass

[@evana6425]

At least they kept some parts original even though it sucks for them to be modded. Better than getting rid of all the original things which we don’t want to see but I’m glad that these people restore these elevators super well and they kept some parts of it

[@DieselDucy]

This was a great mod

[@evana6425]

It sure is

[@jeffreywiggins3491]

Great job United.

[@DieselDucy]

It was awesome

[@747sooner]

The good thing is they kept the original parts!

[@DieselDucy]

The character of the elevator is retained

[@zuhuang7954]

bEeEeEeEeP 4:23

[@DieselDucy]

Yep 👍

[@bsvenadam]

Otis - installed in 1928
United - modernized in 2022

[@DieselDucy]

Yep

[@user-kp6xf4gf7t]

Not bad, especially with the call station

[@DieselDucy]

It is awesome

[@benwintfeld2983]

Time for Property Brothers to step in.

[@DieselDucy]

Who are they?

[@SummerADDE_Elevators]

Looks well done. Too bad the old elevators had to go. There should be more effort put to preserve the vintage elevators sometimes...

[@DieselDucy]

Yeah this is a tasteful mod. The character of the elevator is still preserved.

[@jonathangarcia9617]

Nice video of the day.❤🎉. 2:14 .

[@DieselDucy]

Yes it was!

[@diegoalonsodienemannsoto153]

Buttons are similar to a Kone Elevator

[@DieselDucy]

Innovation.

[@danielbelisle2817]

what does that "yes" and "no" button do?

[@DieselDucy]

It is for the new phones. It is required for deaf people to be able to use the phone as there is a display in the elevator and questions will be asked and you click the buttons to answer them.

[@danielbelisle2817]

That’s cool!

[@MOVED103]

Ykw forget that I said this mod is disgusting, this is actually kinda decent

[@DieselDucy]

It is pretty good for what it is.