This topic brought back some memories ... when I was in high school my friends and I used to go elevator riding in San Francisco from time to time. Didn't know adults do it too! Among our favorites ... the Hyatt Embarcadero (one of those glass elevators inside an atrium), the TransAmerica pyramid building and the B of A Building (the last two for speed).

Among the coolest elevators are some old ones in Germany. I don't know if I can describe this too well without drawing it but there are several cars and they move continuously in a rectangular pattern so the elevator goes up, over, down, over, up, etc. (vertical and horizontal movement). It's fun to watch people on them because some people are kind of afraid of what the elevator does when it gets to the top - they get those, "Is this gonna flip me on my head" looks. You get on them while they're moving, so they're rather slow. I know of one outside Frankfurt, but I'll have to dig through some stuff to see if I can find a good address. Otherwise, perhaps someone from Germany will be able to help. The one I'm thinking of is in some sort of government or military building.

[This message has been edited by letiole (edited 11-30-2000).]