Restrooms
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Comfort stations
Bathrooms
Johns
Lavatories
Loos
Rest rooms
Toilet facilities
Washrooms
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
#P11-05 (Pennypack): ID: 241 a-b: Shelter 3. Toilet building., 1940 November 2
Item — Shelf BR-16.4
Identifier: 241a-b
Dates:
1940 November 2
Palmer Park. Plot plan showing location of public comfort [fragile], c. 1920
Item — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 2.1
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
c. 1920
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation restrooms, foot of Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, elevations, chart of door types and frames, and general notes, 1978 July 21
Item — Drawer N1: Series 1, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1978 July 21
Philadelphia I-95: Plan of fountain and pump room, section of sump and grate; pumproom equipment, pumproom north wall elevation, and base of fountain feature, 1978 January 4
Item — Drawer N1: Series 1, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: 1
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1978 January 4
Philadelphia Zoo. Toilet rooms rehabilitation work: plans, details, and notes, 1985 July
Item — Drawer F15a, Folder: 4.5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to East and West Fairmount Park. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in topographic plans, covering the entire region, and structural...
Dates:
1985 July
Plan of addition to public comfort for women, Hunting Park, 1922 September 5
Item — Drawer N6: Series 6, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: 6
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1922 September 5
Plans regarding water and sewer lines in Cobbs Creek and specifications for public toilet in park near Washington Avenue, 1915-1953
Item — Shelf 33, Box: 34
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains various materials that document the history of the Fairmount Park, and subsequently the history of the activities of the Fairmount Park Commission. The collection also includes a good deal of contextual information, such as information on the early history of Philadelphia and its surrounding area. This collection demonstrates at once the autonomy of the Fairmount Park Commission and its integral role in the evolution of Philadelphia’s urban landscape. The...
Dates:
1915-1953
Found in:
Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive
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FP.2010.001.002, Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
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Early administrative correspondence
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Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History: Correspondence and Meeting Minutes related to Cobbs Creek, Tacony Creek and Pennypack Creek
Planting plan for public comfort cottage in Fernhill Park, with planting list [2 copies], 1918 May 15
Item — Drawer N5: Series 5, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 5
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1918 May 15
Portable toilet building, Rittenhouse Square, 1965 July 7
File — Drawer N8: Series 8, Folder: 4.1
Identifier: 8
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1965 July 7
Proposed bridge and comfort station for Lake Surprise area, 1955 September 23
Item — Drawer W9 & W10, Folder: 4
Dates:
1955 September 23