Low tech security

: Low tech security; This is my submission for the jagged contest. It's the wall that surrounds the A.I. DuPont Children's Hospital. The entire wall has broken glass embedded on the top.; Created by: Estevezgl.; Tools Used: Canon 30D; Created on: March 2007; Image Views: 216; Average Views per Day: 0.5; Image Number: 36242

Comments:

Stacie from Delaware on Apr 3, 2007 at 3:50 PM said:

GREAT JAGGED!!!

Gil from Delaware on Mar 30, 2007 at 11:15 PM said:

Thank you all for the nice comments. It does seem like a strange place to have walls like this. If I remember correctly, the DuPont family built these walls to keep people from staring at the children while they out on the hospital grounds. Because the DuPont's originally built the hospital to care for their disfigured and ill children which was the result of marrying within the family. They were quite concerned with keeping the wealth in the family a hundred or so years ago. It's neat to know there are other walls like this in such different areas.

May from Bayou George, FL on Mar 30, 2007 at 4:12 PM said:

I've seen walls like that before, too.

I can't remember where. I ground a piece of glass into my foot Thanksgiving morning. Part of it is still there. Ouch! Good eye.

Marsha Sea from Florida on Mar 28, 2007 at 9:05 PM said:

Interesting photo. Seems like a rather strange thing to have at a children's hospital.

donwrob from Ohio on Mar 28, 2007 at 8:03 AM said:

Very cool jagged entry Gil. Nice looking capture. I like the angle too. I remember seeing walls like this in Mexico also, neat low tech security system. Don

Steve Brown (sgbrown) from UK on Mar 28, 2007 at 2:30 AM said:

Simple but effective, and that applies as much to the photo as to the deterrence! The different colours in the bottles are quite attractive as well.

km from TX on Mar 28, 2007 at 1:04 AM said:

I saw a lot of rock walls with the broken glass embedded in France. I guess it is a good deterent.

lorraine from NZ on Mar 27, 2007 at 10:21 PM said:

Look quite nasty, I don't think anyone would bother going over that.

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