Lifted: A Cultural History Of The Elevator

Lifted: A Cultural History Of The Elevator

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Before Skyscrapers Forever Transformed The Landscape Of The Modern Metropolis, The Conveyance That Made Them Possible Had To Be Created. Invented In New York In The 1850S, The Elevator Became An Urban Fact Of Life On Both Sides Of The Atlantic By The Early Twentieth Century. While It May At First Glance Seem A Modest Innovation, It Had Wideranging Effects, From Fundamentally Restructuring Building Design To Reinforcing Social Class Hierarchies By Moving Luxury Apartments To Upper Levels, Previously The Domain Of The Lower Classes. The Cramped Elevator Cabin Itself Served As A Reflection Of Life In Modern Growing Cities, As A Space Of Simultaneous Intimacy And Anonymity, Constantly In Motion.In This Elegant And Fascinating Book, Andreas Bernard Explores How The Appearance Of This New Element Changed Notions Of Verticality And Urban Space. Transforming Such Landmarks As The Waldorfastoria And Ritz Tower In New York, He Traces How The Elevator Quickly Took Hold In Large American Cities While Gaining Much Slower Acceptance In European Cities Like Paris And Berlin. Combining Technological And Architectural History With The Literary And Cinematic, Bernard Opens Up New Ways Of Looking At The Elevatoras A Secular Confessional When Stalled Between Floors Or As A Recurring Space In Which Couples Fall In Love. Rising Upwards Through Modernity, Lifted Takes The Reader On A Compelling Ride Through The History Of The Elevator.

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