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At The Breakers, all the bathrooms had hot and cold running fresh and salt water. I believe many of the fancy mansions in that area had. I remember visiting o
by joncrane 7y ago
At The Breakers, all the bathrooms had hot and cold running fresh and salt water. I believe many of the fancy mansions in that area had.
I remember visiting on a field trip from nerd sleepaway camp in Massachusetts.
As an adult, I could see myself splurging to get running salt water in my seaside mansion. I've always loved salt water.
- tmaly 7y agoPlumbing in general during that age was amazing. I cannot even imagine what it would cost like to build one of those mansions today.
- ghaff 7y agoOne of the things I found interesting about The Breakers is that--hot and cold running water notwithstanding--the living quarters were pretty spartan even by middle class standards today. All the bling was in the public rooms. These were summer "cottages" to be sure and the same dynamics probably didn't apply to their regular homes. Nut I found it interesting nonetheless.
- dsyko 7y agoI'm curious what is the reason for having running salt water? For taking baths?
- joncrane 7y agoOriginally, probably the combination of supposed health effects of bathing in salt water and to flex on the less wealthy. Later, to keep up with the Joneses aka Vanderbilts.