Yarn Neat, 31, an assistant stock manager, said she had helped load the materials into the area using a freight elevator a week ago.

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Ninety-five years ago, members of the Original Dixieland Jass Band (ODJB) boarded the freight elevator at 46 W. 38th St. and rode to the top floor.

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