Why did saloons have these swinging doors? (Is it even accurate they had these?) It looks very impractical as the dust from outside would constantly be blown in by the wind
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We had them. Open bottom, open top. Bat wing doors i think they were called. It wasn’t to a saloon but to an office part of a barn. I suppose it was used as a saloon a bunch. I know i drank in there more than a few times.
It was not fool proof and every couple years someone would figure it out and cause a mess, but for the most part, cows and horses were either scared of them or just didn’t understand them.
So you could have a basically open door that people could use, but big animals would not. For the most part.
I have always assumed that is why they had them in the old west (beyond fashion that is, which, if we are being honest, that is the main reason why most places have had them since). But at least at first, there was probably a higher chance of a stray horse or cow or even buffalo walking into town and entering the bar.
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