FOURTH STREET ELEVATOR - Revision history

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	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTR_cj9hlXk		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTR_cj9hlXk
	[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]		[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]
	~~[[Image:historicalmarker.png\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Historical marker affixed to the rear of the depot.]]~~


			See: [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVsIbanOg8Y
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	[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]		[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]
	[[Image:historicalmarker.~~jpg~~\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Historical marker affixed to the rear of the depot.]]		[[Image:historicalmarker.png\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Historical marker affixed to the rear of the depot.]]

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	[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]		[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]
	[[Image:historicalmarker.jpg\|right\|thumb\|~~300px~~\|Historical marker affixed to the rear of the depot.]]		[[Image:historicalmarker.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Historical marker affixed to the rear of the depot.]]

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	[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]		[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]
			[[Image:historicalmarker.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Historical marker affixed to the rear of the depot.]]

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	[[Image:fse.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The original lift (1883) (LEFT) involved a single open car pulled by hemp rope and steam engine. The two-track system (1893) was operated by electricity. ]]		[[Image:fse.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The original lift (1883) (LEFT) involved a single open car pulled by hemp rope and steam engine. The two-track system (1893) was operated by electricity. ]]

	The elevator was constructed for [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]] who was faced with a daily round trip of sixty minutes to reach his hilltop home from downtown and return to work. Originally Graves planned to cut a tunnel up to 100 feet into the bluff. This would allow the elevator to lift vertically. (3) He soon gave up this idea and petitioned the city council to construct an elevator after seeing the advantages of incline railways in the Alps of Europe. The petition was granted on June 5, 1882. A one-car model was designed and built by John Bell, a local engineer. Graves' private elevator went into operation on July 25, 1884. (4) The Swiss-style car was moved up and down the hill using hemp ropes, a coal-fired steam engine boiler, and winch~~. The machine used to lift and lower the car was designed by C. B. Trewin and constructed by the Adams Company~~.		The elevator was constructed for [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]] who was faced with a daily round trip of sixty minutes to reach his hilltop home from downtown and return to work. Originally Graves planned to cut a tunnel up to 100 feet into the bluff. This would allow the elevator to lift vertically. (3) He soon gave up this idea and petitioned the city council to construct an elevator after seeing the advantages of incline railways in the Alps of Europe. The petition was granted on June 5, 1882. A one-car model was designed and built by John Bell, a local engineer. Graves' private elevator went into operation on July 25, 1884. (4) The Swiss-style car was moved up and down the hill using hemp ropes, a coal-fired steam engine boiler, and winch.

	Use of the elevator seemed to be year-round. In January, 1885 records indicated that it carried over 7,000 riders. (5)		Use of the elevator seemed to be year-round. In January, 1885 records indicated that it carried over 7,000 riders. (5)
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	In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)		In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)

	[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]], [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. The hoisting machine used in 1933 was designed by Trewin and constructed by [[ADAMS COMPANY (Encyclopedia Dubuque)]]. A feature of the 25 horsepower motor was a "worm gear" lubricated by 15 gallons of oil. (10) ~~Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.~~		[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]], [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. The hoisting machine used in 1933 was designed by Trewin and constructed by [[ADAMS COMPANY (Encyclopedia Dubuque)]]. A feature of the 25 horsepower motor was a "worm gear" lubricated by 15 gallons of oil. (10)

	On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (11) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport installed ~~and the~~ elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (12) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.		Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.

			On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (11) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport and installed. The elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (12) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.

	The cars were rebuilt in 1977 by the [[BRADLEY IRON WORKS, INC.]] and the original gear drive was replaced with a modern gearbox with a DC motor. Mrs. Donald Huntoon, owner of the Fenelon Place Elevator Company, said the repairs cost more than what the entire bluff elevator originally cost to build. (13) The fare for traveling one way remained a nickel from 1882 until 1962. The fare became ten cents after a fire required costly repairs.		The cars were rebuilt in 1977 by the [[BRADLEY IRON WORKS, INC.]] and the original gear drive was replaced with a modern gearbox with a DC motor. Mrs. Donald Huntoon, owner of the Fenelon Place Elevator Company, said the repairs cost more than what the entire bluff elevator originally cost to build. (13) The fare for traveling one way remained a nickel from 1882 until 1962. The fare became ten cents after a fire required costly repairs.

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	In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)		In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)

	[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]], [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. The hoisting machine used in 1933 was designed by Trewin and constructed by [[ADAMS COMPANY (~~THE~~)]]. A feature of the 25 horsepower motor was a "worm gear" lubricated by 15 gallons of oil. (10) Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.		[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]], [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. The hoisting machine used in 1933 was designed by Trewin and constructed by [[ADAMS COMPANY (Encyclopedia Dubuque)]]. A feature of the 25 horsepower motor was a "worm gear" lubricated by 15 gallons of oil. (10) Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.

	On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (11) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport installed and the elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (12) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.		On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (11) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport installed and the elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (12) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.

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	In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)		In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)

	[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]], [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.		[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]], [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. The hoisting machine used in 1933 was designed by Trewin and constructed by [[ADAMS COMPANY (THE)]]. A feature of the 25 horsepower motor was a "worm gear" lubricated by 15 gallons of oil. (10) Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.

	On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (10) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport installed and the elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (11) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.		On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (11) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport installed and the elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (12) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.

	The cars were rebuilt in 1977 by the [[BRADLEY IRON WORKS, INC.]] and the original gear drive was replaced with a modern gearbox with a DC motor. Mrs. Donald Huntoon, owner of the Fenelon Place Elevator Company, said the repairs cost more than what the entire bluff elevator originally cost to build. (12) The fare for traveling one way remained a nickel from 1882 until 1962. The fare became ten cents after a fire required costly repairs.		The cars were rebuilt in 1977 by the [[BRADLEY IRON WORKS, INC.]] and the original gear drive was replaced with a modern gearbox with a DC motor. Mrs. Donald Huntoon, owner of the Fenelon Place Elevator Company, said the repairs cost more than what the entire bluff elevator originally cost to build. (13) The fare for traveling one way remained a nickel from 1882 until 1962. The fare became ten cents after a fire required costly repairs.

	[[Image:car-6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Tourists and residents thrill at the elevator ride and the magnificent view of the city.]]In 1978, after extensive rebuilding of the vintage 1916 cars and replacing worn teeth on the gears used to raise them, the fare increased to twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children. Fares for one-way travel in 2008 were posted as fifty cents for adults. As many as 150,000 passengers have been carried annually with an estimated eight million passengers between 1884 and 1964.		[[Image:car-6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Tourists and residents thrill at the elevator ride and the magnificent view of the city.]]In 1978, after extensive rebuilding of the vintage 1916 cars and replacing worn teeth on the gears used to raise them, the fare increased to twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children. Fares for one-way travel in 2008 were posted as fifty cents for adults. As many as 150,000 passengers have been carried annually with an estimated eight million passengers between 1884 and 1964.

	Facts in Brief:		Facts in Brief: (14)

	1) The elevator was the last of three which had been present in Dubuque. The others had been operated on 6th Street and 11th Street~~. It was one of six still be to found in the United States. The other were located in Pittsburgh, Duluth, Cincinnati, and Mt. Lowe (California)~~.		1) The elevator was the last of three which had been present in Dubuque. The others had been operated on 6th Street and 11th Street.

			2) In 1933, it was one of six still be to found in the United States. The others were located in Pittsburgh, Duluth, Cincinnati, and Mt. Lowe (California).

			3) From the depot platform to the street below, the vertical height is 168 feet--the exact plumb line measurement of Niagara Falls.

			4) The turnstyle was not used in the Columbian Exposition in 1893, but it was purchased that year.

			5) The cars used in 1933 were constructed by the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]].
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	[[Image:feneloncard.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Trade card using the elevator.]]		[[Image:feneloncard.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Trade card using the elevator.]]
	[[Image:leatherstrewin.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]On August 4, 1978, the Fenelon Place Elevator was placed on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].		[[Image:leatherstrewin.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|]]On August 4, 1978, the Fenelon Place Elevator was placed on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].
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	10. ~~Ibid~~.		10. "Fenelon Place Elevator, 200 Feet Above the River, Carries 5 Million Riders in 40 Years," ''Dubuque Herald and Times-Journal'', October 22, 1933, p. 5

	11. Ibid.		11. Ibid.

	12. "Cable Cars Back to Track," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 10, 1977, p. 11		12. Ibid.

			13. "Cable Cars Back to Track," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 10, 1977, p. 11

			14. ''Fenelon Place Elevator...''

	'''Dubuque Folklore'''. American Trust and Savings Bank. 1976		'''Dubuque Folklore'''. American Trust and Savings Bank. 1976

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	In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)		In 1893, during a visit to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, company members purchased a steel cable from the company that built the Brooklyn Bridge for the cars to replace the hemp ropes that had been used. (8) A twenty-five horsepower electric motor was manufactured by the Adams Company. A turnstile, a relic of the Exposition, was placed in operation with an automatic counter. The company had three rails installed with a bypass in the center to permit the use of two counterbalanced cars. (9)

	[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the ~~Fenelon Place Elevator Company~~, [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.		[[Image:elevatorsouvenir.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Soft metal tray embossed with a picture of the elevator. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]One of the original members of the [[FENELON PLACE ELEVATOR COMPANY]], [[TREWIN, Clifton Baker\|Clifton Baker TREWIN]], gradually bought up eighty shares of stock as the other members lost interest in the enterprise or died. By 1916 he owned the company and in 1916 replaced wooden cars with others made of steel. Ownership of the elevator eventually passed to his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy I. Huntoon.

	On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (10) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport installed and the elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (11) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.		On July 2, 1925 lightening hit the motor's transformer twice. (10) A more powerful motor was purchased in Davenport installed and the elevator reopened for business on July 4th. (11) The same year an intercom system was installed in the cars.
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	[[Image:car-6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Tourists and residents thrill at the elevator ride and the magnificent view of the city.]]In 1978, after extensive rebuilding of the vintage 1916 cars and replacing worn teeth on the gears used to raise them, the fare increased to twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children. Fares for one-way travel in 2008 were posted as fifty cents for adults. As many as 150,000 passengers have been carried annually with an estimated eight million passengers between 1884 and 1964.		[[Image:car-6.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Tourists and residents thrill at the elevator ride and the magnificent view of the city.]]In 1978, after extensive rebuilding of the vintage 1916 cars and replacing worn teeth on the gears used to raise them, the fare increased to twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen cents for children. Fares for one-way travel in 2008 were posted as fifty cents for adults. As many as 150,000 passengers have been carried annually with an estimated eight million passengers between 1884 and 1964.

			Facts in Brief:

			1) The elevator was the last of three which had been present in Dubuque. The others had been operated on 6th Street and 11th Street. It was one of six still be to found in the United States. The other were located in Pittsburgh, Duluth, Cincinnati, and Mt. Lowe (California).

	[[Image:feneloncard.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Trade card using the elevator.]]		[[Image:feneloncard.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Trade card using the elevator.]]

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	[[Image:~~s-1500-5~~.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]		[[Image:fourth.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|The Fourth Street (Tickets used by passengers on the elevator.]]