The Vault
It looks a little like a prison or a reminder of a horror movie.
A long, deserted, and dimly-lit corridor.
To date, there are only three United States Mint buildings. One in Philadelphia, another in Denver, and the "new" Mint in San Francisco.
On this day, the Old Mint was open to the public and I heard eventually turned into a museum. The 2nd photo was actually a vault where the gold or coins were stored, but today like all the other vaults in the corridor, stand empty.
- Karen
9 comments:
Wow! The "treasures" that were kept in this place.
Sure looks kinda eerie, if walking down the corridor alone, day or night. o.O
it looks like a little prison indeed with that long deserted hallway.
When I first looked at the pictures I indeed thought it was a prison. I guess looking after the amount of gold they did the place would have had to be more secure than a prison!
It looks like a prison! I would like to visit this place and imagine how it looks like when it is filled with gold!
It is like a prison. And people worked in a prison.
Looks like a very secure place!
Lina: I agree, but I sure wouldn't want to be guarding this place alone.
Betchai: The vaults are in the basement so it could be more fortified.
William K Wallace: They were more concerned with someone breaking in than breaking out.
EastCoastLife: Yes, wall-to-wall and ceiling-to-ceiling filled with gold!
rainfield61: The guards won't have to worry about escaping gold.
Sailor: Don't want to be locked in there.
I really love the composition in all three of your photos! Nice shots.
I never knew there were only three mints in the whole of the States! That doesn't seem sufficient! I suppose they like to keep most money in circulation?
Emm: I think there has always been only 3 in the history of the U.S. It must keep them very busy, but I wonder how often they print money and make coins.
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