The rest of this post is unwritten because I’m a brand new dad and need to focus on that for a bit. But please feel free to read the article and make your own comments.

RICH AMERICANS REVIVING THE ROMAN FAD FOR “BATHS”: Modern Thermae That Rival Anything They Had in Rome to Byzantium — Big and Splendid Buildings Erected Just So That Croesus and His Friends Can Wash Themselves in Comfort. (PDF)

From May 28, 1911