Gallaher & Speck Elevator Company was an elevator company in Illinois, U.S.A. They installed elevators in Illinois and Indiana. They were founded in Chicago, IL in 1886. They relocated their offices to Wood Dale, IL at some point. Gallaher & Speck elevators are mostly Hydraulic but in 2021, a Traction model was discovered. Gallaher & Speck apparently went out of business in 2009 according to State Business Records.
Gallaher & Speck was also a distributor of Dover elevators and Rotary elevators.
Notable Installations[]
Illinois[]
- Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL (Modernized)
- Apollo Building, Elmhurst, IL
- 1964 Sheridan Professional Building, Highland Park, IL
- 480 Elm Pl, Highland Park, IL
- Holiday Inn, Evanston, IL
- Northpoint Office Center, Arlington Heights, IL
- Tuesday Morning, Arlington Heights, IL
- 1500 Building, Northbrook, IL
- Premier Office Center, Arlington Heights, IL
- 828 Davis St, Evanston, IL
- Best Western, Rosemont, IL
- Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL
- 9 N Country St, Waukegan, IL
- 7800 College Dr, Palos Heights, IL
- Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL (Modernized)
- Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL
- Oakbrook Center Professional Building, Oak Brook, IL
- Old Orchard Shopping Center Professional Building, Skokie, IL
- Westmoreland Building (9933 Lawler Ave), Skokie, IL
- EC - Irion Hall, Elmhurst, IL
- EC - A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst, IL
- 15 Salt Creek Ln, Hinsdale, IL
- Carson Pirie Scott Harlem Irving Plaza, Norridge, IL (Elevators Demolished)
- Carson Pirie Scott Randhurst Village, Mount Prospect, IL (Modernized by Montgomery)
- Lincoln Park Manor, Chicago, IL
- 1601 N Bond St, Naperville, IL
- 1 E Benton St, Aurora, IL (Modernized by Valley)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, IL (Modernized by Dover)
- 19 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL
- NIU - Swen Parson Hall South, DeKalb, IL (Modernized)
- 938 North Blvd, Oak Park, IL
- Northgate Shopping Center, Aurora, IL
- Macy's Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie, IL (Modernized by Schindler, Freight Elevators are still "original")
- 116-118 S York St, Elmhurst, IL (Modernized)
- Green Garage Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie, IL
- Windridge Court Condos, Addison, IL
- 620 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL
- 2336 N Commonwealth Ave, Chicago, IL
- 1137-1141 Leavitt Ave, Flossmoor, IL
- Village Market South, La Grange Park, IL
- 777 Central Ave, Highland Park, IL
- 1820 Ridge Rd, Homewood, IL
- NCC - Kroehler Science Center, Naperville, IL
- FairBridge Inn Express, Melrose Park, IL (Modernized)
- Elmwood Park Professional Center, Elmwood Park, IL
- Chase Bank, Evanston, IL
- 100 S York St, Elmhurst, IL
- 115 S Wilke Rd, Arlington Heights, IL (Modernized by Liftomatic)
- John Egan Water Reclamation Plant, Schaumburg, IL
- 600 East Condos, Schaumburg, IL
- Itasca Country Club, Itasca, IL (modernized by Colley Elevator Company in 2023)
- 133 E Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL
- 11 Salt Creek Ln, Hinsdale, IL (1 original, 1 replaced with a ThyssenKrupp Oildraulic elevator)
- 15 Salt Creek Ln, Hinsdale, IL (1 active, 1 red tagged)
- Hinsdale Village Hall, Hinsdale, IL
- 211 W Chicago Ave, Hinsdale, IL
- 911 N Elm St, Hinsdale, IL (modernized)
- 930 N York Rd, Hinsdale, IL (Dumbwaiter demolished in the early 2000s)
- Holiday Inn, Elk Grove Village, IL (modernized)