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Various notes, arrows, and measurements such as these were spray painted here and there.

These little doors were in the hallways, and stood about three or four feet high... I imagine they were used to store fire extinguishers or for accessing electrical panels or plumbing behind the wall. Nowadays we usually stick a big ugly metal box for such things...
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The perspective of this picture is playing hell with my mind, I suppose it's the trim on the walls because that door, to me, looks to be no more than a few inches high.
Shelby
Mon 10-03-2005
It does look rather small, but I'm invisioning the two lines near the top of the door are about chair-rail height, maybe?

Anyways, this must have really played with the residents' minds...I mean sure they could have been told what they were for but its just weird. Even a perfectly sane person would get a little disturbed with tiny small doors all over the place. Red potion or blue potion? ( I think, right? "Alice in Wonderland," eh, eh?)
Barbara
Mon 10-03-2005
http://www.opacity.us/...e3060_fire_alarm.htm

This gives it some perspective.
Bob
Mon 10-03-2005
You drink the potion, Barbara, I'll stick to nibbling on the mushrooms. ;-)
Lynne
Tue 10-04-2005
And Motts will go nibble into the great unknown!


Sorry Bob, I jsut had to.
~Me
Tue 10-04-2005
Hey, ~Me - does this mean that you are a sensitive? I jsut want to know. ;-)
Lynne
Tue 10-04-2005
Give me some of those shrooms and I'll let ya know.
~Me
Tue 10-04-2005
That's OK ~Me, there is nothing wrong with a little nibble every now and then.
Bob
Tue 10-04-2005
ME is definitely sensitive.......to muzzles. *giggle*
Jude
Wed 10-12-2005
Jsut how sensitive are we talking here?
~Me
Wed 10-12-2005
Could it be they were storing aliens behind those little doors?

..... pb
Puddleboy
Fri 10-21-2005
just an realy mind blowing thought, . that seems to just fit this perfect, remember the little people in the horror movie phantasm? realy creepy when ya think about them in a place like that
DON
Wed 01-25-2006
love this picture... your photos give us a way to another world..
blood_guilty
Sat 03-25-2006
Was that orange writing on the wall or did you photoshop it? No matter how much I look this picture, it won't make sense.
GrandDuchess
Mon 04-24-2006
Read the caption....
Peaches
Mon 04-24-2006
I did. The text just looks so out of proportion, and if that is a normal-height door, high too.
GrandDuchess
Tue 04-25-2006
hhhhmmmmm.......Alice in wonderland....follow the white rabbit.....
Sianaby
Fri 05-12-2006
wont 2 go here
kim wann
Wed 06-21-2006
so little people Do exist
jeremy
Wed 06-21-2006
It looks like it could be a really decorative mouse hole where mice live. It's so small
Renee
Wed 12-20-2006
Wow, the perspective on this makes it an amazing photo. My mind is mush trying to wrap around it.
MedicSpanker
Tue 12-23-2008
That's weird, considering the fact that I'm used to seeing modern fire equip. doors around 4 feet away from the ground.
STL girl
Sat 01-23-2010
I'm 4'11...
Nice and snug for me :)
Tiny
Mon 03-22-2010
I'm 5'1'' I gotta duck
ilovehorseyrides
Sun 03-28-2010
Freakishly wicked!
Tjo
Mon 02-21-2011

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