| [Featuring Streetcar1743] Welcome to the Hilton Ballpark East Tower in St. Louis! This will be a bit of a long background, but it is worth reading. When this tower was originally constructed, 3 Westinghouse elevators were installed. These elevators were quite small, very slow, and extremely overcrowded. Many years later, when Hilton bought the property in the mid 2000's, they decided to modernize the elevators. Hilton called in Schindler, who replaced the fixtures and controller, but pretty much just left it at that. The overcrowding problems didn't get much better. In 2009, the decision was made to construct a rooftop restaurant on the top of the tower. This meant adding another floor on top of the building and putting even more strain on the already overburdened elevator system. So, since the elevators had to go up another floor, Hilton decided it was time for a real overhaul. Hilton made a wise move by upgrading the controller to a Schindler PORT system, basically a new version of Miconic 10, which allows users to select their floor outside of the elevator and assigns them to a cab. This is the best way to get the most out of a bad elevator system. They also installed new motors to speed up the elevators a bit (although I didn't notice at first during the video since I hadn't ridden them in quite a while). The first modernization was pretty crappy, but this new one is fantastic! My only question: Why did they get rid of the LCD displays? |
