This Wordless Wednesday photo brings back bad memories of my brothers locking me in closets and other dark and scary places. I’d love to know why this door is lockable from the outside…any ideas?
Thanks to Mark Berger of Securitech for today’s Wordless Wednesday photo!
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There is a security sensor and magnet on the door, it may lead to a common area of the building with multiple tenants and is secured during non business hours.
Considering the alarm contact in the upper corner, my guess is the sign is a joke and it is really an exterior door.
I’ve seen this when the RR can be entered from another door from some other space. I have also seen this done in a theater where the window in the RR was accessible by fire escape. They put in a solid core door with a deadbolt.
Unfortunately homelessness has created a reason to lock restrooms and require a key or access code to use the restroom.
maybe it leads to the outhouse
Interior side of a gang bathroom with an exterior entrance perhaps?
I’ll guess the restroom is outside, and this is an exterior door.
Older door??
Door knob does not work??
Hate to say it Day Care facility???
Wonder what hardware there is on the inside????
Simply a guess, but I would say that there’s an exterior window in the rest room and they’ve had issues with people entering through there. Not too may other reasons to have a contact switch at the head of the door.
Again, just a guess, but I would think they bolt that door when the shop closes in the evening.
AND the door is wired for security???
Thinking now, not a day care facility.
I think the alarm contact provides a clue. 😉
I’ll bet anything this is in NYC.
To lock up small out of control children ?
My guess is a small restroom vestibule with free access to the vestibule from the outside. The vestibule probably has an exterior door that is normally unlocked, like a storage facility for tenants to have access to. I’d say we are in the office in this pic and they don’t want the public accessing the office when the place is closed.
It’s a kid trap at a nice restaurant. When your kids are acting up and embarrassing you during dinner, you encourage them to use the restroom. CLICK – problem solved.
Note the sign states: Restrooms. Note it is plural.
This door is not opening into the actual restroom, rather it simply leads occupants towards restrooms elsewhere in the building which may or may not also be shared restrooms with other spaces within the building. However, locking of this door is needed to secure the restaurant space whenever it is closed for business.
It was kind of rare to see this type of arrangement 10 – 15 years ago but much more common these days so some might want to get familiar with the practice and concept.
So much for single operation.