MEI hydraulic freight elevator at Springfield Town Center (food court island) in Springfield VA

(02/25/2023) This is one of the MEI freight elevators at Springfield Town Center in Springfield VA. This is at the food court island (only on the upper floor) of this mall. It's a bit dirty, although not as dirty as the freight near the left side of Target. The controller for the door is a bit of a pain unlike the Monty freights at Tysons Galleria. The thing won't register unless you raise and close the door like I demonstrate. Also, opening the interior gate from the outside is a bit of a pain. There's also quite a bit of graffiti on the wall between the two floors.
Fun fact: the management passenger elevator caught on fire last week.
As a kind disclaimer, I do not encourage sneaking into unauthorized areas.
Info about this elevator:
Fun factor:
- Score: Decent
- Improvements needed: put signage outside of the elevator ensuring people close the doors after use
Infrastructure:
- Original brand: idk
- Brand of modded elevator: Minnesota Elevator Inc.
- Estimated construction/install year: idk
- Estimated modernization year: 2014
- Capacity: 5000 (2270 kgs)
- Type of elevator: Inground hydraulic
- Additional info: Dry powered
Fixtures:
- Hall fixtures: Innovation Bruiser (PB-52)
- COP fixtures: Innovation Bruiser (PB-52)
- Former hall fixtures: idk
- Former COP fixtures: idk
Doors:
- Exterior door type: Vertical center parting
- Interior gate type: Single grated gate
- Door brand: EMS Group
- Gate brand: EMS Group
- Operation of doors: Manual operation
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