A call for the rebuilding of public baths.
loved this
Off-topic but the last bit about school closures related to fear of the polio virus sent me down a rabbit-hole where I stumbled across this interesting 1993 CBC documentary that highlights Canada’s crucial contribution to the development of the polio vaccine: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/closures-equipment-shortages-and-insights-from-canada-s-polio-invasion-1.5517204
Also, with regards to pool closures in the US prior to the polio scare, see: https://daily.jstor.org/when-cities-closed-pools-to-avoid-integration/
One old swimming pool here in Winnipeg has "PUBLIC BATHS" chiseled in marble over its entrance, so the term, at least, survives.
loved this
Off-topic but the last bit about school closures related to fear of the polio virus sent me down a rabbit-hole where I stumbled across this interesting 1993 CBC documentary that highlights Canada’s crucial contribution to the development of the polio vaccine: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/closures-equipment-shortages-and-insights-from-canada-s-polio-invasion-1.5517204
Also, with regards to pool closures in the US prior to the polio scare, see: https://daily.jstor.org/when-cities-closed-pools-to-avoid-integration/
One old swimming pool here in Winnipeg has "PUBLIC BATHS" chiseled in marble over its entrance, so the term, at least, survives.