Seattle Strip Clubs: Downtown Bremerton: The revival that wasn’t
And some, like Ryan, with a personal stake in a downtown that has been promoted for years as “rising” or about to turn a corner aren’t sure downtown Bremerton will ever live up to the hype.
Under former Mayor Cary Bozeman’s leadership, change was the buzzword. In 2002, he rolled out a six-year plan for the area, which led to a facelift that included the ferry tunnel, a marina and the Harborside Fountain Park. The Seattle Times in 2004 declared the town was on the “brink of prosperity” and in 2008 named Gorst — home to Kitsap County’s only strip club — a “neighborhood of the week” for its real estate potential. A $38,500 contract agreement in 2008 between the city and Seattle-based public relations firm Nyhus Communications further fueled the interest surrounding Bremerton’s “revival,” with images of the Harborside park’s fountain popping up everywhere, even on police cars.
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