tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324473690223214400.post755385507804021363..comments2023-07-20T10:19:45.839-04:00Comments on Queen City Survey: 'Public Comfort Station'Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03116914182888528844noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324473690223214400.post-41866513627412527822008-08-25T09:32:00.000-04:002008-08-25T09:32:00.000-04:00After you've seen the public comfort station, go t...After you've seen the public comfort station, go to 13th and Spring to see the former public bathhouse. It's been a Baptist church for years, but it could be restored so we could enjoy that Russian luxury.Radarmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490374472499934197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324473690223214400.post-64150836541938948922008-08-24T22:43:00.000-04:002008-08-24T22:43:00.000-04:00I don't have any info on price and things but agre...I don't have any info on price and things but agree it would be interesting to know.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116914182888528844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324473690223214400.post-50802296015984146462008-08-24T22:36:00.000-04:002008-08-24T22:36:00.000-04:00The one in OTR I know was built by Jacob Schmidlap...The one in OTR I know was built by Jacob Schmidlapp who was instrumental in funding projects for helping the working class:<BR/><BR/>"Mr. Schmidlapp recognized the need for quality housing stock for the impoverished. He also saw a direct correlation between clean, affordable homes and a decrease in crime and rent default. In 1903, Mr. Schmidlapp established a trust to help improve lives by funding<BR/>arts, health and human services, education and community development<BR/>initiatives. A second Schmidlapp Trust was established in 1919. Mr. Schmidlapp and several partners established the Cincinnati Model Homes project, the city's first housing development designed for low-income people. One of his lasting legacies, Mr. Schmidlapp's dedication to housing created<BR/>over 400 units for the working class before his death in 1919."<BR/><BR/>I can speculate that this might have been funded by this group like the one in OTR but I don't knowDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116914182888528844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324473690223214400.post-44925870888118612682008-08-24T21:16:00.000-04:002008-08-24T21:16:00.000-04:00Do you know the history of these things? Were the...Do you know the history of these things? Were they built by the city or by private people? How much did a bath cost? etc..CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.com