Remembering The East Bay Street District

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Bay Street in the mid to late 50s was the gathering place of off duty sailors, was patrolled by the police along with the Shore Patrol, there were lots of clothing stores, selling off duty clothes for sailors, there was on theatre that played semi strip movies, and pool halls , and places to drink for the older sailors. At the old bus station, the greyhound, a list of off limits places for sailors was posted. JC Penny and Woolworths built new stores alongside Hemming Park. The theatre district ran one block up, starting with the Florida, the Palace, the Imperial, then on to the Arcade, late called the Center theatre and the St. Johns. And of course, there was Rosensteins, Iveys, furchgotts, Pennys , May
Cohen, the Lugguage shop, La Rose shoes for women.  But even by the early 60s, relocation had begun to the suburbs.