Speaking of conspicuous consumption, and contested landscapes of leisure, it occurs to me that bathing machines of a different sort can still be found at any public boat ramp on a summer weekend.
In fact, in Portland, OR, there's a proposal in the works for a new riverfront storage tower where cigarette boat/bathing machines would be launched on rails like King Alphonso's cabana here:
I have a friend who recently retired. He lives in an RV and "rents" a power pole on a vacant lot at a nearby beach. Weekend crowds, football games, NASCAR, and tropical storms -- -- he just drives away. Not really that different an idea.
Speaking of conspicuous consumption, and contested landscapes of leisure, it occurs to me that bathing machines of a different sort can still be found at any public boat ramp on a summer weekend.
In fact, in Portland, OR, there's a proposal in the works for a new riverfront storage tower where cigarette boat/bathing machines would be launched on rails like King Alphonso's cabana here:
http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2008/05/no-ordinary-boathouse-mulvanny-g2-unveils-waterfront-portland-city-storage.html
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