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grubas t1_j4j1ucc wrote

Reply to comment by LeicaM6guy in McSorley’s Old Ale House. East 7th St. 1942 by KamikazeChief

In 42 it was still Men Only. The city had to force them to let women in in the 70s and they didn't add bathrooms for them until the late 80s.

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LeicaM6guy t1_j4j79sp wrote

I know - I was just making a funny.

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grubas t1_j4jcxt9 wrote

I know, I just wanted to randomly spout that because it fascinates me how they just basically told the city to fuck off lol

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OverlordXenu t1_j4jd4db wrote

because women started dressing up as men and going there, forcing their hand.

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Pool_Shark t1_j4ls4uh wrote

And even then apparently the woman’s bathrooms had holes in the door. They did everything they could to avoid having women want to go there

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