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A Series. A free, five-part webinar series condensing years of experience into an actionable roadmap for design entrepreneurs and inventors. Presented by. Every time someone new comes into town they enter the saloon through those iconic swinging saloon doors. But haven't you ever wondered if that's historically accurate, and if they are, where did they come from? The only thing certain about swinging saloon doors is that their history is very uncertain.
The door was split down the middle in order to make it easy for people to enter and exit, without being confused whether you push or pull. The spring-loaded two-way hinged doors were perfect for drunk patrons to leave without pushing and breaking the 'pull' door. Also, since saloons typically never closed in those days, you never had to worry about locking up the doors.
Someone was always there. The style of the doors was praised by saloon owners as they let fresh air in and smoke out. They also were able to maintain some privacy by having empty doors while still enticing people to come in when they hear the laughter and music.
With Hollywood keeping the vibe of saloons alive in Old West movies, we've seen the rise of old saloon doors in modern decor. Nowadays bars or 'saloons' don't use these doors anymore because they are not secure. However, they are still adapted and used in unique ways today. Check out some of the coolest ways we've used saloon-style doors. When opened they laid flat against each side of the building during business hours, but they could be shut and padlocked when necessary during bouts of inclement weather, or when the building was unattended.
While many mines in places like Virginia City, Nevada stayed open 24 hours, newspapers from the time allude to the fact that the saloons did in fact close in the early morning hours, making the locks necessary. As for Hollywood's depiction of saloon doors, set designers for Westerns made the batwing doors smaller than would be typically used in real life—likely in order to make heroes like John Wayne or Gary Cooper look larger and that much more imposing when they burst into the room searching for the yellow-bellied swamp rat who shot their Pa.
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