public toilets

The Vancouver urinal is for close pee(e)r

A historical urinal from 1916

The Heritage Hall on Main Street was a post office built in 1916 and operating until 1946. It was completely abandoned between 1976 and 1982. The building also housed Canada’s Federal Agriculture Department, as well as the RCPM. Then it underwent a restoration and became a place for non-profit and host events, such as weddings. However, the peculiarity of this building is its historical urinal placed in the basement since 1916 which is a twin urinal where two men can pee at the same time but very close. Both urinals are also angled to force them to look each other in the eyes.

This urinal was introduced by a Scottish plumber named John Shanks that parented over 100 urinal designs in the 19th century.

It flushes on its own every 20 minutes and requires minimal maintenance according to Heritage Hall’s building manager.

Who can tell whether the idea of this urinal was an attempt to break a taboo or just a space-saving design? It’s not easy to answer but maybe that was just a way to save on materials.

Source 604now.com

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