salix sericea (@Ripple13216)<p>Practical architecture we don't have anymore.</p><p>In 19th century Europe, a church side door led right into the town bar. You could atone for your sins by going either direction.</p><p>In California, at the turn of the 19th and 20th Century, some men would say:</p><p>"Honey, I'm just going to the Post Office."</p><p>The Post Office was on the ground floor of a large building.</p><p>The second floor was a whorehouse.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brothel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brothel</span></a></p>