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swisspassport t1_iujxrav wrote

A friend of mind moved to Salem from Southie for a short wile. I visited him, in the summer - but it was a really cool experience because the apartment him and his wife were renting was a former JAIL.

The lobby/entryway still had all the original bars and shit, it was a trip.

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

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AustriaOstrich t1_iuk7blb wrote

It's still there - I think there is an arcade/bar in the first floor called Bit Bar. There used to be a good burger place, but they moved over the bridge into Beverly, and before that it was an Italian restaurant.

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Wanderiing_Star t1_iuk90th wrote

Bit Bar moved out of the spot and reopened in the former Salem Beer Works site on Derby St. The jail spot is still unoccupied.

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