When magic meets technology… In the old times, escalators were known by a variety of names: "inclined elevator", “magic stairway” or "traveling staircase. In the beginning of the 20th Century, inventor Charles Seeberger who worked on the forerunner of the modern escalator came up with the term that we still use today. His name "escalator" is a combination of "elevator" and "scala," the Latin word for steps. Download this vector illustration set of futuristic architecture and a moving crowd for free. Vector artwork by Shaun Laakso for VectorArt1.com.