The old bawdy spots are mostly a memory cemented over with theme bars and pricey hotels.

Mo's American theme bar has live music - 'lively but not too noisy'.

This kind of theme bar is definitely the bar of tomorrow,' John continued. '

The restaurant decor evokes the 1940's and a theme bar will play old tangos.

Even jaded city students aren't above sloshing into theme bars offering all-you-can-drink specials.

Now Subway and Starbucks had moved in and the record market was a theme bar.

There are 10 restaurants and five theme bars, although food is somewhat lacklustre.

Mr. Cross piped up, "You know what would make a great theme bar?

'It's a theme bar,' Elvis explained as they pressed through the early-evening merrymakers.

'Turn it into a theme bar or something equally hideous.'