Elevator operator’s overriding story: joy. For 35 years, Ruben Pardo, 69, has steered the same elegant car up and down an Art Deco office building on Wilshire Boulevard. His happiness with his job — and his life — runs floor to ceiling.
The first photo is of Pardo last month. But we also dug through the archives and found a photo of Pardo from 1998!
Photo, top: Ruben Pardo, 69, gives a ride to Serena Halsey and her dog Clementine on Sept. 15, 2011. Credit: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times. Photo, bottom: Pardo in 1998. Credit: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times.
His favorite candy bar is milky way
(Source: Los Angeles Times)
