Bathhouse Number 6
Project type: Parks and Recreation, Bathhouses
Started: 1936
Completed: 1937
Quality of Information: Very Good
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
Bathhouse number 6 was the last bathhouse built in St. Louis during the time when the need for bathing by those with no indoor plumbing was a critical problem. They were built in those areas of the city with the highest concentrations of laborers. Less than 1 in 1,000 of the 25% poorest had indoor plumbing. This bathhouse was built by the PWA in 1936-1937 for $42,763.
This bathhouse has 2 doors, men’s to the right, women’s to the left.
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Bathhouse Number 6
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Bathhouse Number 6
Source notes
Spotlight: Old city bath house still stands after 78 years, Joe Holleman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sep 5, 2015.
Project originally submitted by Charles Swaney on January 23, 2017.
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