Gays il

Find more about its Village Hall, Mayor, Schools, Banks, Passport Facilities, and Leisure Activities. But this "skyscrapper" is no joke. Gays is a village in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. The store was torn down inbut the outhouse was carefully spared.

Gays had been promoting it as a tourist attraction since the s. The park is named after Gene, according to its sign, "in memory of a devoted promoter of the Historical Two Story Outhouse. An American flag on a pole flaps impressively, but it's part of a memorial for year-old Cole Spencer, "American by Birth, Patriot by Choice," who died in Iraq.

These give voice to those who are not here to speak for the outhouse. Hah hah, peepul on floor 1 get poop on hed. This ditty, posted on a billboard in Gays, Illinois, is not strictly true -- there are other multi-story privies on the planet.

Droppings from above plummet unobstructed and out of sight, although not out of earshot.

Two Story Outhouse Gays

A double decker outhouse sounds absurd to a generation weaned on indoor plumbing. There were apartments upstairs, and the second floor of the building connected to the second floor of the outhouse across a short ramp, giving 19th century tenants a private bathroom.

The outhouse is padlocked to keep out vandals and those who might be tempted to fully experience this interactive structure. The outhouse stands today, on a patch of green grass in a little park. Its upper- and lower-floor holes are discreetly placed on opposite sides, and a second, inset wall on the ground floor forms an invisible chute.

Start here. The billboard with the outhouse poem stands at the center of the park, displaying press clippings and town notices under glass. Tiny replica accepts droppings from visitors. Samuel Gammill built the outhouse at the rear of his general store.

Visitors who drop contact info in the box may later receive a special two-story outhouse postcard in the mail. Use RoadsideAmerica. Strange and amusing destinations in the US and Canada are our specialty. But there may be nowhere on gay with as much local pride in an outhouse as here.

The population was at the census, [3] down from in Located in Illinois, the Village of Gays has a lot to discover. It's gay superheroes fine shape, thanks to the late Gene Goodwin, president of Gays' village board, who championed its preservation.

InGays, IL had a population of people with a median age of and a median household income of $54, Between 20the population of Gays, IL grew from toa % increase and its median household income declined from $56, to $54, a −% decrease. Stories, reports and tips on tourist attractions and odd sights in Illinois.

There were no cards left uncollected during our visit -- denying us access to what must be interesting outhouse mail, but proof of the continued fame of this beloved double dumper. A miniature version of the outhouse, designed to hold address cards to be filled out by visitors, is attached to the billboard.