Bathhouse
In the United States, people built bathhouses, especially during the Progressive Era, when people thought the government should help people live better lives.  Indoor plumbing and pipes had made it much easier to be clean.  People in the United States thought of being clean as part of being a good person, so rich and middle-class Americans built bathhouses for poorer people.  New York City opened the People's Baths in 1891.  It was popular, so many other public bathhouses were built.  However, these bathhouses were about getting clean, not relaxing.  Bathers were not allowed to stay long, and there was no place in the bathhouse to relax or talk with other people.