The Escalators of Wyoming

Apparently it's "one of Wyoming’s default trivia tidbits" that there are only two escalators in the entire state. I just learned that piece of trivia.

The escalators are both located in the city of Casper inside banks. One is at the main branch of Hilltop National Bank. The other is in the downtown branch of First Interstate Bank.

First Interstate Bank escalator

Hilltop Bank escalator

An article at Cowboy State Daily (source of the above images) delves into some more details about the escalators.

For instance, there used to be a third escalator located in a Cheyenne JCPenney, but it was torn down when JCPenney moved.

Also, the two existing escalators were built in 1958 and 1979. This means that it's now been 45 years since an escalator was installed in Wyoming.

The scarcity of escalators is down to a) a lack of people in the state, and b) a lack of multi-story buildings.

I think Wyoming should make an effort to get rid of the two escalators. Then it could boast of being the only escalator-free state.