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Audio Stop: Cafeteria
Transcript
During the war, this cafeteria was open 24 hours a day, as a place for home front workers to come to eat and socialize before or after their shipyard work shifts. Physicians and shipyard managers believed that better nutrition would bring about increased productivity through healthier workers and higher staff morale.
Initially, the cafeteria was only available to officials, supervisors, and management, regulating who could eat there based on rank and position. Lunch stands were available to shift employees, but most workers brought their own lunches to work with them.
The cafeteria that once served the workers is still intact today. The wood-frame building is an excellent example of the International Style of architecture used for most Kaiser buildings in Richmond.
Description
This brief audio program is a look at the cafeteria building that was a part of the Richmond shipyards during the WWII Home Front period.
Credit
NPS/Luther Bailey
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