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Day 17, Door to Nowhere, City Office buliding...
Day 17, Door to Nowhere, City Office buliding...
jackal9


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Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2007

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I went to the city office today to ask about getting power and water service back at my old house, I noticed this door on the way in (it's in the alley on the back of the city office building) Ya kinda have to wonder why? Why is it there? Why is the wall part not bricked like the rest of the wall? Is there still some reason for having a door 2 1/2 feet above ground level in the alley with no steps? Things that make ya go hmmm...

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07/29/2007 09:03:54 PM
One can learn something new every day if one looks in the right place. Reading some of the comments here has been really enlightening. I don't think I've ever seen anything like this myself, but if I ever do, I'll know what it's all about.
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07/23/2007 01:38:18 PM
Very interesting, especially bieng that it's 2 1/2 feet above ground. I have a door in my office that leads to nowhere, I may actually steal your idea & photo it one day because it's pretty funny that it's next to my desk in the wall but is there for no reason & is sealed shut...very strange :)
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07/22/2007 06:10:48 PM
yes an unusual place to put a door ... great grungy shot ... :)
this is a shot by lisa iamwoman who lives in australia, so it appears that doors in walls 2 1/2 feet above the ground is a universal thing .. !!!!
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07/18/2007 07:48:16 PM
Just bizarre, I wonder if it used to be a serving hatch of some kind (or if the buildings owners had a sick sense of humour and the used to usher people out of here from inside going mind the steeeeeeep

As ever with your B&W conversions spot on with a real textured feel to it
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07/18/2007 05:05:31 PM
That is indeed strange - I wonder these things too. Could it have been a loading dock and then they made a small door out of it? Good job on the B&W.
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07/18/2007 03:13:02 PM
Nice b&w definitely looks like a door to nowhere. Looks like a time-warp zone or something...
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07/18/2007 01:06:48 PM
I love this in b&w! Great textures, great eye to catch this, and yeah, makes one go hmmm...
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07/18/2007 11:03:26 AM
LOL! I've actually seen something like this once. I wonder if there was a joined building that they tore down, or stairs that have been removed. Go figure. Great find and processing, as usual for you!
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07/18/2007 09:34:01 AM
Amazing shot -- it looks as if you cut and pasted a door onto a brick wall. Either that, or the door is just suspended in space. The whole thing is nice and weird. Nice choice for b&w.
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07/18/2007 02:31:10 AM
Well my son... back in the early teens this place was a juice factory and this was the loading dock. When the juice factory closed a Mr. Scrantch came in and decided to make this place an office building. The fire code dictated that there must be a separate door at the opposite side of the building so he converted the loading dock to be a door. Since folks only had to escape if there was a fire no steps were ever installed. Now'a days... well ole Scrantch is dead and no one even has a key to this door. So much for fire escapes.
Great picture man.
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07/18/2007 01:05:03 AM
Bery strong impact here, and I really love the textures.....
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07/17/2007 11:49:56 PM
lol this is hilarious. Your composition really emphasizes the fact that the door is above the ground lol. It does make you wonder. Great black and white processing.
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07/17/2007 09:46:00 PM
BW is a good choice for this I think.
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