Two Story Outhouse
Behold the Two Story Outhouse
Photo on WackoNation Flickr Group, posted by cafesiren.
A two-story outhouse is located in the town of Gays, IL. It was built in 1869 for apartments that were attached to a general store. The top floor was used by the apartment dwellers while the bottom floor was used by patrons of the store. Although the store and apartments were demolished, the outhouse remained. Each level has two seats, so the outhouse could be used by four at a time. Waste from the top level dropped behind a false wall into a pit. It is now in a small public park which is dedicated for outhouse promoter and former Gays mayor Gene Goodwin.
West of the outhouse is the former site of what was claimed to be Hitler’s bicycle. A rusty bicycle once hung on a pole with a sign that read “Hitler’s Bike (1934).” However, the bike was not authentic and was put up by a prankster. The bike was stolen and as of May 29, 2005 and the bike has not been found.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Gays, IL
