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I am so old I can remember elevator operators. Every building had at least one or two. There was always a little stool so they could rest their legs, but too small to sit on for very long without hurting their butts. That was how the boss knew you weren't taking it easy. The operators job was to pull a metal grate closed in front of the door, and them take hold of a big brass handle and move it left or right, depending on which floor you wanted. The elevators didn't have a solid door, so youcould see the floors go by. It usually took two or three bounces up and down before the elevator was even with the floor. Then they would open the gate and turn you loose to spend your money. Mom always shopped at Loeb's department store, and they installed the first escalator I ever incountered. I was just a yonker, and the first time we used it, it scared the crap out of me. After we used it once, mom couldn't keep off the damn thing. Loeb's also had a pneumatic system. So when you paid for something the clerk would put your money and the receipt into the container and sent it upstairs to the cashier. Then they would send your change back down.
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