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Cold Water Flats
By Guestbook Collective
Nicky G.:
I don't know how many were poor in the old day, but did anybody live in a cold water flat? We would take a bath on Saturday because that was the only day my mother would heat up the water. The rest of the time we would go to the public baths. Mine was on Morris Ave. I'm only talking about the poor people now. By the way it cost 5 cents.
bullet Jule Spohn:
Hello Nicky. I lived in a cold-water flat on South 12th Street. We had the kerosene heater attached to the kitchen stove, and another heater in the living room. Every day before I left for school I had to go to the basement and bring up 5 gallons of kerosene and fill the one in the kitchen. That kept the back of the house warm until my father came home and would then fill up the one in the living room. We had a heavy curtain which separated the rooms in the back of the apt - kitchen and bedrooms, from those in the front of the apt - dining room and living room. Also, in the kitchen we had a huge silver water heater. We had to light the flame every time someone wanted to take a bath - no shower in those days - or wanted to do the dishes. You had to keep feeling from the top down to see how much of the water was getting hot. God forbid if you forgot about it - KA BOOOOOM!!!
Cold Water Flats
By Guestbook Collective
Nicky G.:
I don't know how many were poor in the old day, but did anybody live in a cold water flat? We would take a bath on Saturday because that was the only day my mother would heat up the water. The rest of the time we would go to the public baths. Mine was on Morris Ave. I'm only talking about the poor people now. By the way it cost 5 cents.
bullet Jule Spohn:
Hello Nicky. I lived in a cold-water flat on South 12th Street. We had the kerosene heater attached to the kitchen stove, and another heater in the living room. Every day before I left for school I had to go to the basement and bring up 5 gallons of kerosene and fill the one in the kitchen. That kept the back of the house warm until my father came home and would then fill up the one in the living room. We had a heavy curtain which separated the rooms in the back of the apt - kitchen and bedrooms, from those in the front of the apt - dining room and living room. Also, in the kitchen we had a huge silver water heater. We had to light the flame every time someone wanted to take a bath - no shower in those days - or wanted to do the dishes. You had to keep feeling from the top down to see how much of the water was getting hot. God forbid if you forgot about it - KA BOOOOOM!!!
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