User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in Delaware
| Public toilets in Delaware | |
|---|---|
 Reproduction flush toilets inside privy at Fort Delaware | |
| Language of toilets | |
| Local words | washroom |
| Men's toilets | Men |
| Women's toilets | Women |
| Public toilet statistics | |
| Toilets per 100,000 people | 3 (2021) |
| Total toilets | ?? |
| Public toilet use | |
| Type | Western style sit toilet |
| Locations | public accomodations hotels stores restaurants coffee shops |
| Average cost | ??? |
| Often equipped with | ??? |
| Percent accessible | ??? |
| Date first modern public toilets | ??? |
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Public toilets in Delaware, commonly called washrooms, are found at a rate of around three public toilets per 100,000 people.
Public toilets
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washroom is one of the most commonly used words for public toilet in the United States.[1] Euphemisms are often used to avoid discussing the purpose of toilets. Words used include toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory and john.[2]
A 2021 study found there were three public toilets per 100,000 people.[3] The cleanest public toilets at a gas station in Delaware, according to the GasBuddy, in 2019 were found at Wawa.[4]
Public toilets are often located in semi-private public accommodations like hotels, stores, restaurants and coffee shops instead of being street level municipal maintained facilities.[5]
History
[edit]Because Prohibition saw an increase in the construction of public toilets to address the new found demand, many municipalities located outside the South built sex-segregated public toilets that were essentially the same construction inside, with the same number of stalls and layout for each.[5]
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation examined the idea of introducing public pay toilets by JC Decaux whose upkeep was done through advertising fees to central Delaware in 2011 because a lack of them was hurting local tourist activities along the river.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hess, Nico (2019-08-04). Introducing Global Englishes. Scientific e-Resources. ISBN 978-1-83947-299-2.
- ^ Farb, Peter (2015-08-19). Word Play: What Happens When People Talk. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-101-97129-1.
- ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Adams, Kirby. "Hitting the road? Here's a list of the nicest gas station bathrooms in each state". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ a b Baldwin, P. C. (2014-12-01). "Public Privacy: Restrooms in American Cities, 1869-1932". Journal of Social History. 48 (2): 264–288. doi:10.1093/jsh/shu073. ISSN 0022-4529.
- ^ "UPDATED: DRWC says a very basic amenity would help bring more people to the waterfront". WHYY. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
