It was on this day in 1857 that the first commercial elevator began operating at a department store in New York City. And once elevators took off, they started shaping the world around us in some pretty big ways. Plus: a city in Oregon is home to an elevator that is technically a street!
March 23, 1857: Mr. Otis Gives You a Lift (Wired)
Oregon City is home of America's steepest street (Offbeat Oregon)
