DeInnovated 1970-1974 Dover Hydraulic Elevators at The Meridian Trust Building (Knoxville, TN)

A lot of sites claim this was built in 2001. WRONG! You can clearly see the elevators are at least from the Early 1970's and that these were once Dovers, likely with Older Pushbutton Traditional buttons or Dover Black Buttons. Of course, they got modded with a pretty crappy Innovation Slop On in the Early 2000's and these things run poorly. The other one (not filmed) ran even worse than the one I filmed on camera. Only saving grace are the wooded cab designs, which look neat.

Prior Elevator Brand: Dover
Modded By: NA
Prior Elevator Model (if identifiable): Oildraulic
Current Elevator Model (if identifiable): Still Is?
Elevator Type: Hydraulic
Number of Elevators: 2
Floors Served: 4
Installed: 1970-1974
Modded In: 2001/2004
Current Controller: NA
Capacity: 2500 lbs
Speed: 100 FPM

Original Fixtures:
Buttons: Older Dover Traditional (Pushbutton ) / Dover Black Buttons
Floor Indicator: Dover Wedge Analog?
Arrow Lanterns: ???
Chimes/Bells: ???

Mod Fixtures:
Buttons: Innovation Universal
Floor Indicator: CE Red Dot Matrix
Arrow Lanterns: Innovation
Chimes/Bells: Innovation

Elevator Ratings: 3/10
Overall Opinions: Junky

STF’s Elevator Rating Scale:
15. BEYOND EPIMAZING!!!
10: BEAUTIFUL
9: Nice
8: Good/Cool
7: Charming/Unique
6: Interesting/Average
5: Boring/A Bit Iffy
4: Needs Attention/Dislike
3: Junky/Despise
2: Disgusting/Garbage
1: Never riding again!

Recorded: January 5th, 2022
Phone Used: Samsung Galaxy Note20

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