Gina wrote:

> As late as 1963, most row houses on Capitol Hill, DC, did not have
> indoor flush toilets. No lie.


Yup, I believe it. Those were virtual slums a stone's throw from the
Capitol, a disgrace to the nation. IIRC Eleanor Roosevelt back in the 30's
led a campaign to improve that area's standard of living, and getting those
row houses up to snuff was one of her stated goals....

DC back in the 19th century was a pretty putrid place - there were foetid
canals (actually open sewers) on the Mall, the place was swampy and
choleric, and the area now called "Foggy Bottom" had tanning factories, etc.
that contributed greatly to the level of filth and pollution....

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Best
Greg