According to legend, the architect of this beautiful building had a disagreement with the owners - supposedly he wasn't paid, or wasn't paid all that was agreed, so he was very unhappy.
Shortly thereafter, the city of St Petersburg made a request for bids, for someone to design a public restroom facility in the center of Saint Petersburg, Florida. The architect intentionally made a very low bid, and won the contract to design the toilets. Here's the result:
The architect, Henry Taylor, designed various other buildings in St. Petersburg. Here are some architectural links that may be of interest:
St. Petersburg Comfort Station
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