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Paramus Lift Galore: June 2022

Written on behalf of the Rising Salamander Academy

Lift Galore Date: June 17
Lift Galore Time: 5:00 PM EST

It's been a long time since I've last filmed lifts in person, a whole whopping half a year to be exact. I'm excited to be back, but not for long, since I have to finish up my time at Kean University & focus on graduating on time. But for the mean time, let's enjoy our summer recess, film the best lifts we can film & make the most of it!

Westinghouse Lift

Where: Macy's, Garden State Plaza
Time Filmed: 10:10 AM (June 10)
Grade: B+
Speed to Height Ratio: 8.1:1 (Fast)
Landings Served: 3

The first lift of this lift galore is a 1950's Westinghouse lift which was later modernised by a generic company between the 1980's & early 2000's with EPCO Flushline fixtures on the outside, EPCO Circleline fixtures on the inside. This lift has a speed to height ratio of 8.1:1 which makes it fast for the application & number of landings. This lift is located in the Macy's store of the Garden State Plaza shopping centre in Paramus & is the second fastest lift in the shopping centre in terms of both absolute speed & the speed to height ratio. It travels at an absolute speed of 250 fpm. 
Outstanding characterful elements include an unusually large cab with dim, vintage style lighting, dark wooden walls & no handrails. The center opening 2-speed doors on top of it being geared traction serving only 3 landings is a major plus & makes the configuration of the lift rare for its kind. The only other example within a 100 mile radius is the Macy's store at Roosevelt Field in Garden City, NY. Upon analyzing the character of the lift & the efficiency analysis, I decided to assign a grade of "B+" to this lift. The long leveling times at each landing do a good job at compensating for the unjustly high speed to height ratio.

EPCO Call button. This call button replaced a triangle call button.

Original Westinghouse lantern from 1957. This lantern, sadly was not working.

Door panels on the 1957 Westinghouse lift from the upper terminal landing

Inside of the 1957 Westinghouse lift


Kone Lift

Where: 747 Route 17 N
Time Filmed: 10:55 AM (June 10)
Grade: B+
Speed to Height Ratio: 5.9:1 (Slightly fast)
Landings Served: 3

The final lift of this lift galore is a 2010's Kone lift which completely replaced a Schindler MT 300A lift due to reliability issues & constant downtime. Part of what makes this lift so rare is how it's configured. To start off, it's a pure hospital-sized lift with a glassback cab on the outside of an existing structure where the architecture of the building is weird itself. On top of it, it's a traction lift (not a hydraulic) & it has Innovation Universal fixtures as opposed to Kone KSS. It has a loud motor with a very loud clunking brake which adds character to the ride. This lift has a speed to height ratio of 5.9:1 which makes it slightly fast for the application & number of landings. This lift is located in a strip mall on Route 17 North not far from Westfield Garden State Plaza. It travels at an absolute speed of 200 fpm.

Cab View

Fixture View

I look forward to seeing you on the premiere at 5:00 PM EST this afternoon.
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