Welcome as new member today. Yes, you reflect an old problem and the reception/rejection of speedos at these venues seems to vary a lot.
Money is at the root of it as usual - managements want families to come and spend a lot and the thought of some mums and and dads maybe thinking it unsuitable if hundreds of speedos are to be seen gives them a fright in their pockets.
St Lo is in a nice region today:
http://www.manche-tourism.com/en?gcl...FbHKtAodTyUAxg
A different story 69 years ago however as 95% of the town was destroyed following the D-Day invasion.
The US First Army struggled for two weeks against fierce German resistance and it was
becoming a worrying stalemate in the Allied advance.
http://surfacezero.com/g503/data/226...6ce4_large.jpg