MId Week At Work: Elevator Operator

At one time nearly every elevator had an operator.  Now elevator operators are rare, and where they exist are sort of a luxury throwback to a once common occupation.  They had operators, as they were not simple to operate at first, and then later required some operation in any event.

One of the great dramatic comedies of the 1960s (really reflecting the post World War Two, mid 60s United States) featured Shirley McClain in the role of an elevator girl, that being The Apartment.