Blows my theory out of the water though because I was thinking that it wasn't actually a pool because on the pic with the photo of the painting, it looked as though the tile didn't extend to the right side, but now I see that it does.
Agreed. This is no pool and its design is nothing like how anyone would design a pool. First, a wooden ladder is going to deteriorate sitting in a chlorine or saltwater pool, and nobody is going to want a pool where they can't sit on the edge and soak their feet. This is wrong all the way around.
Besides the strange ladder, nobody is going to want a pool where they can't sit on the edge and soak their feet.
I think it is possible that the noose looking ropes on the sides of the pool serve two purposes. Swimmers can use them to hang on to and rest a bit, and they would be great for hanging kids for torture.
There are safety requirements for building pools and no contractor is going to agree to build a pool where people hang on ropes when they get tired. No contractor is going to leave themselves vulnerable to a lawsuit. Plus, it would still have to pass inspection. If they tried to sell this house, the sellers would have to redo the pool according to code.
There are safety requirements for building pools and no contractor is going to agree to build a pool where people hang on ropes when they get tired. No contractor is going to leave themselves vulnerable to a lawsuit. Plus, it would still have to pass inspection. If they tried to sell this house, the sellers would have to redo the pool according to code.
I thought about that too and the possible answer is that this pool is decades old and I doubt the building codes were very rigorous. Plus, this is the Vanderbilts we are dealing with and they do as they please.
They probably have sacrificed kids in that pool but I really also think it has been used for swimming. It also looks like they were dealing with some sort of space requirements when it was built. Almost like they used space that was available. I could be wrong, but that is what it looks like to me.
Maybe it is that old, but I'm still not buying that it was a pool because of the wooden walkway above that extends all the way to the wall on both sides and so far above the pool's lip. Even pools build long ago would have a more intelligent, common sense design.
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Enigmatic_Continuum ago
I'm trying to find a photo of the pool without the photo of the painting super imposed over it, but can't. Anyone have a link?
Oh_Well_ian ago
check google images..
It's also in Qmap ( #1900 ) https://qmap.pub/#1900
Enigmatic_Continuum ago
Thanks! I did check google images, but came up empty handed. It is in the Qmap. https://cdn.qmap.pub/images/a3d0f638152a337c53dc063f7d8606d104435e5b8a4db25a8c7d30d4716b5c51.jpg
Blows my theory out of the water though because I was thinking that it wasn't actually a pool because on the pic with the photo of the painting, it looked as though the tile didn't extend to the right side, but now I see that it does.
Oh_Well_ian ago
Not going to call it a pool anymore, because I'm certain it was built specifically as a murder pit.
Plus, I can't find any images of it filled with water.
Enigmatic_Continuum ago
Agreed. This is no pool and its design is nothing like how anyone would design a pool. First, a wooden ladder is going to deteriorate sitting in a chlorine or saltwater pool, and nobody is going to want a pool where they can't sit on the edge and soak their feet. This is wrong all the way around.
ESOTERICshade ago
I think it is possible that the noose looking ropes on the sides of the pool serve two purposes. Swimmers can use them to hang on to and rest a bit, and they would be great for hanging kids for torture.
Enigmatic_Continuum ago
There are safety requirements for building pools and no contractor is going to agree to build a pool where people hang on ropes when they get tired. No contractor is going to leave themselves vulnerable to a lawsuit. Plus, it would still have to pass inspection. If they tried to sell this house, the sellers would have to redo the pool according to code.
ESOTERICshade ago
I thought about that too and the possible answer is that this pool is decades old and I doubt the building codes were very rigorous. Plus, this is the Vanderbilts we are dealing with and they do as they please.
They probably have sacrificed kids in that pool but I really also think it has been used for swimming. It also looks like they were dealing with some sort of space requirements when it was built. Almost like they used space that was available. I could be wrong, but that is what it looks like to me.
Enigmatic_Continuum ago
Maybe it is that old, but I'm still not buying that it was a pool because of the wooden walkway above that extends all the way to the wall on both sides and so far above the pool's lip. Even pools build long ago would have a more intelligent, common sense design.
AlienEskimo ago
Google search the word combo "abattoir tile" and look at the images