So why are they a uniquely American feature. I don’t even think Canada does that like that, let alone anywhere in Europe where some of our buildings were built 100 years ago that we have to accommodate, because it’s got a random cafe in it.
My only guess is an earlier start to wanting low cost prefabricated bathrooms, and then just momentum keeping it up. I’m seeing more places that do it right, but they’re invariably new construction.
Not that Europeans didn’t want bathroom dividers, just that they decided to use non-mass produced ones a little longer for whatever reason, and then the prefab ones were more customizable so they went with the sane option.
At least that’s my guess. I only read the history of American prefabricated bathroom dividers, and can only speculate on why so many others went a different direction.
So why are they a uniquely American feature. I don’t even think Canada does that like that, let alone anywhere in Europe where some of our buildings were built 100 years ago that we have to accommodate, because it’s got a random cafe in it.
My only guess is an earlier start to wanting low cost prefabricated bathrooms, and then just momentum keeping it up. I’m seeing more places that do it right, but they’re invariably new construction.
Not that Europeans didn’t want bathroom dividers, just that they decided to use non-mass produced ones a little longer for whatever reason, and then the prefab ones were more customizable so they went with the sane option.
At least that’s my guess. I only read the history of American prefabricated bathroom dividers, and can only speculate on why so many others went a different direction.