Schlomo Tells The Story of Escalario, The Inventor of The Escalator

While riding the “wicked awesome” escalators at Moscone West on our way out of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2009 my old friend Schlomo Rabinowitz tells us his Hodgman-esque story of Jorge Escalario, the inventor of the escalator.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.