Read the excerpt from "Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower. 1889'' by Robert M. Vogel The first complete elevator machine in the United States, constructed in 1855 was a complex and inefficient contrivance built around an oscillating- cylinder steam engine. The advantages of an elevator system independent of the mill drive quickly became apparent, and by 1860 improved steam elevator machines were being produced In some quantity, but almost exclusively for freight service. It is not clear when the first elevator was installed explicitly for passenger service, but it was probably in 1857 when Otis placed one in a store on Broadway at Broome Street in New York In the decade following the Civil War, tall buildings had just begun to emerge; and, although the skylines of the world's great cities were still dominated by Which statement correctly describes the order of events in the development of elevators? us Because hotel and store operators became aware of the commercial advantages of elevating their patrons by machinery, Otis placed an elevator in a store on Broadway at Broome Street in New York. After the first elevator was installed for passenger service, hotel and store operators became aware of the commercial advantages of elevating their patrons by machinery. When hotel and store operators became aware of the commercial advantages of elevating their patrons by machinery, the steam engine formed the foundation of the early elevator industry. As building heights increased the steam elevator was replaced by, hydraulic and electrical systems.