Skyscrapper Editorial Image

This is a Winter picture of a two-story outhouse known locally as a “skyscrapper” located in Gay, Illinois in Moultrie County. This structure was part of a building with a ground floor general store and apartment in the second floor built in 1869. The upper section of the old bathroom was attached to the residences while the lower section was for general store shoppers who just had to go. In order to avoid any disastrous doodie drops, the upper and lower commodes are positioned on opposite sides of the outhouse, and the waste from the upper level actually falls to the septic pit below behind a false wall.. The main building was torn down in 1984 but the unique bathroom facility was saved, but no longer used. This structure is listed on the Atlas Obscura List Of 222 Cool things in Illinois, 131. This picture was taken on March 3, 2018.