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Pangloss62 · 05-17-2006, 10:48 AM

I'm a cultural resources specialist and historian for a large government organization that manages thousands of historic buildings. Up on the Blue Ridge Parkway (now you know what organization), many of the "comfort stations" at the several recreation areas along the route were built by the CCC during the 1930s. We are nominating the Parkway as a National Historic Landmark, so I must survey and document all that is there. That is how I came upon the female urinal; otherwise, I may never have discovered it. I think it speaks to many issues we all deal with in our daily lives, and represents a curious blip in American plumbing history. Besides, I've always been fascinated by urinals; and I'm not the only one:

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05-17-2006, 10:48 AM	#7
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	How I Came To Document Historic Restrooms I'm a cultural resources specialist and historian for a large government organization that manages thousands of historic buildings. Up on the Blue Ridge Parkway (now you know what organization), many of the "comfort stations" at the several recreation areas along the route were built by the CCC during the 1930s. We are nominating the Parkway as a National Historic Landmark, so I must survey and document all that is there. That is how I came upon the female urinal; otherwise, I may never have discovered it. I think it speaks to many issues we all deal with in our daily lives, and represents a curious blip in American plumbing history. Besides, I've always been fascinated by urinals; and I'm not the only one: http://www.urinal.net/ __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.