tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4505499453358263930..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Answering Nature's Call in Paris in the 1800sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-39675252149497596812016-03-01T22:52:15.325-05:002016-03-01T22:52:15.325-05:00They were for men. Public restrooms for women were...They were for men. Public restrooms for women weren't common until the 1920's. A major way that women were kept in the home.<br /><br />Several of the urinals in the article makes me giggle, because they are rather phallic looking. <br /><br />Paris still has a tradition of public restrooms. Only now they are unisex and self cleaning, but with exterior of Victorian charm. They've licensed them to San Francisco, so you don't even need to travel to Europe to visit a Parisian toilet.<br /><br />http://sfdpw.org/public-toilets<br />http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/City-s-latrine-team-tries-to-keep-public-6479253.php<br /><br />It turns out open urinals might be better for safety and cleanliness, though not good for women. Had heard horror stories about enclosed toilets in SF.bluefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607307790797882746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-31982120180082391742016-03-01T13:47:11.129-05:002016-03-01T13:47:11.129-05:00Looks like there would not be much privacy. But th...Looks like there would not be much privacy. But they are really pretty. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02128291007876199736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-66384915693152796582016-03-01T13:45:16.865-05:002016-03-01T13:45:16.865-05:00How did women wearing those giant skirts use those...How did women wearing those giant skirts use those, or were they just for men?Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-91948953148289511982016-02-29T19:44:34.428-05:002016-02-29T19:44:34.428-05:00What a great topic! I never knew I'd be charme...What a great topic! I never knew I'd be charmed by public bathrooms from the past.History Underfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015836735555618335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-32993498328856221422016-02-29T15:44:30.006-05:002016-02-29T15:44:30.006-05:00Those Paris public urinals are really pretty! But ...Those Paris public urinals are really pretty! But the pissoirs here in Amsterdam do have some beauty as well: http://www.studiokoning.nl/Foto_22/Urinoir.html They always remind me a little bit of the past with their flowing design (it's been around in Amsterdam since 1880, more or less the same design). They're called a 'krul' which means curl. Welmoedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215033619189714381noreply@blogger.com