There used to be 50,000 pay toilets in cities across America until a group of college students in 1970 decided it wasn't fair to have to pay for a natural bodily function and successfully lobbied to g...
Several months ago I was driving west out of Detroit on the highway. Had to take a leak so I pulled off at the government funded rest area. It was about 11 PM in the evening when I pulled in.
The parking lot was packed, only three or four spaces were available by the entrance out of maybe 100-120 spots. People were parked there sleeping in their cars.
Being the Midwest we don't have a great culture of car camping/van life like in the west. Out there people typically would spread out on residential or commercial streets or in the parking lots of big box stores.
So I guess you could say the public toilet sorta played a roll in this modern day hooverville thing I came across.
The parking lot was packed, only three or four spaces were available by the entrance out of maybe 100-120 spots. People were parked there sleeping in their cars.
Being the Midwest we don't have a great culture of car camping/van life like in the west. Out there people typically would spread out on residential or commercial streets or in the parking lots of big box stores.
So I guess you could say the public toilet sorta played a roll in this modern day hooverville thing I came across.
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