Talk:Panama Canal fence

Good work Boninho. I was thinking this article should be constructed, but I didn't know enough to do it myself. -- TheMightyQuill 18:37, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Why?
There was no wall other than the retaining wall alongside the hill to prevent the hill from sliding. The wall was built when the road was widened. The fence was built above the wall in order to prevent people from falling off the ledge and or into the road. The fence was never removed. Most of it is still in place today, or has been replaced by new fence. There were no impediments to moving back and forth between Panama and the Canal Zone other than traffic that might prevent one from crossing the street. One can examine pictures of the "border" to see that this is true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.139.92.78 (talk) 04:24, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

It doesn't say why the wall was built in the first place. Valetude (talk) 12:21, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, I've made a start. But it needs more about the construction and demolition of the fence. Valetude (talk) 17:27, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

NPOV tag in controversy section
The section appears to have been written by a biased editor who utilized what appears to be original research by "looking at footage", which does not meet editorial standards. phrases like "despite some articles claiming the existence of such structures" raise a red flag about reliability and neutrality. This section (and article as a whole) needs more work. Festucalex (talk) 05:21, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Evidence For The Fence
I have, for a while, been looking for evidence of a "Panama Canal Fence" and it seems I have finally found convincing evidence here: https://books.google.com/books?id=X2fig2niHAEC&pg=PA1694&lpg=PA1694&dq=%22panama+canal+fence%22&source=bl&ots=M2aNwWr1j0&sig=ACfU3U28XY_9hJ7Sprj0yqzfH4kRcTjWjA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjj2q_hkIOFAxXzpIkEHenZCts4FBDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=%22panama%20canal%20fence%22&f=false (Panama Canal Treaties: United States Senate Debate 1977-78, Part 1, p. 1694) that the fence was, at least, a metaphorical subject of discussion. Searching for "fence" in the debates does show that a fence did exist but provides important caveats, namely that the fence was not complete and seems to have largely been a neighborhood fence somewhat like the ones in gated communities and, more importantly, was not a single, mobility restricting barrier, as some have suggested, but rather a variety of barriers that served different purposes. I would strongly recommend that anybody who wishes to edit this article read and incorporate information from here, it seems to be a fascinating topic. Allan Nonymous (talk) 15:33, 20 March 2024 (UTC)