I love reusing and repurposing…especially when something that has outlived its original purpose becomes an architectural element. This example is from Erich Roscher, who sent today’s Wordless Wednesday photos of an old caboose that is now being used as a private dining room in a restaurant. The room holds a table for 18, so theoretically it would not need the second exit shown in the photos, but it sure looks like an exit to me.
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I think they were trying to keep an “authentic” feel, but the bright red fire alarm has already kind of cancelled that out…and the missing screw just looks tacky!
EMERGENCY exit!!!
Definition of emergency
1 : an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action
Yes! But most people don’t think emergencies will ever happen!
– Lori
An in-swinging door marked as an exit? Yikes!
Release the barrel bolt, turn the knob, and then pull the door towards you, hoping there’s no one behind you also looking to exit, then jump under or over the chain and navigate the steps???????? Yep, sounds like a legal exit to me.
Where was this caboose? There is a tourist spot right here in Lancaster County, PA, and they have cabooses to rent for the night and also a restaurant. Just wondering if this subject caboose is in Lancaster.
Hi Jerry –
No, it’s not in Lancaster, but it’s in that part of the country (well, 350 miles away). An inswinging door would be ok if the door was serving less than 50 occupants, but there are lots of other problems with this one.
– Lori
Kind of hard to scale the door opening, but I strongly doubt either the width or height would meet Life Safety Code requirements.
Same with the stair width and the lack of uniformity to the run and rise of the stairs.