A year and a half after being shut down, the manually-operated elevator at the Hippodrome Theatre is about to be returned to service. The Otis elevator was installed in 1924, but safety concerns closed its doors at the beginning of last year. TRENDING: It almost impossible for some people to access the live stage on the second floor. Now, Hippodrome officials say they have finished $135,000 worth of repairs, and a ribbon-cutting will be held August 22.

Manually-operated elevator at the Hippodrome Theatre set to reopen

A manually-operated elevator installed in 1924 at the Hippodrome Theatre is set to resume operations after a year and a half of closure due to safety concerns. Officials have completed $135,000 in repairs and plan to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 22.