venting and light is the disputed reason for why there is a moon cut out on outhouses.
venting and light is the disputed reason for why there is a moon cut out on outhouses.
what is the disputed reason for why there is a moon cut out on outhouses?
venting and light
the decoration on the outhouse door has no standard. the well-known crescent moon on american outhouses was popularized by cartoonists and had a questionable basis in fact. there are authors who claim the practice began during the colonial period as an early "mens"/"ladies" designation for an illiterate populace (the sun and moon being popular symbols for the sexes during those times). others dismiss the claim as an urban legend. what is certain is that the purpose of the hole is for venting and light and there were a wide variety of shapes and placements employed.
outhouse
hughes disliked loans, so he financed the purchase and development of new properties primarily through real estate limited partnerships (relps). at first, public storage built warehouses and sold them to independent relps for a development fee. the company's own relp, called public storage partners ltd, was formed in 1975 and closed its first deal for $3 million in investments two years later. public storage paid cash to acquire property and build a self-storage facility, then used the property's income to pay investors back and earn a portion as profit. public storage inc. also earned revenues from a portion of each deal that was made.
public storage