I'm sure you've all seen that famous historic photo of the Klondikers making
their way up a precipitous set of steps carved out the snow in the Chilkoot
Pass. (See "Small Golden Staircase" on Onelist). A found-art piece
substituting a defunct escalator for the pass might be just the thing. Some
of the period promotional literature about the Gold Rush did paint a rose
coloured picture about how fast, safe and easy it was to get to the
Klondike. I don't think it went quite that far, though.

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
                Sent:   Monday, February 28, 2000 1:01 PM
                To:     [log in to unmask]
                Subject:        Hey, Yukon-guy, free escalator!!!  (but ...
you pick up)

                (Cross-posted from SAH-L by Christopher Gray)

                I have been contacted by real estate group in California
doing some work
                on a building which has a 1940s "Motorstair" escalator they
cannot use it
                (no longer operable and not up to code), but do not want to
simply throw
                 it away.  I have additional information and some
photographs - if anyone
                has any ideas on where this escalator might find a good home
please contact me
                off-list - thanks!

                 Mary Margaret Carr
                 Collections Manager
                 National Building Museum
                 (202) 272-2448 ext. 3702
                 email: [log in to unmask]