BAY VIEW HOTEL 1941 & 1945
The site of one of the major blots upon the Japanese military under extreme conditions. Twenty-five caucasian and mestizo women, kidnapped at gun-point from their families,  were confined here over a period of several days and a joro house (brothel) established close to the combat area so that the Imperial Marines coming off duty might satisfy their fantasies before dying in battle.

One of our good correspondents, Joe Romero, has established a site about his experiences as a child caught in the midst of the Battle of Manila, including his imprisonment inside the Bay View.   Visit Joe's page at What Did You Do In The War Daddy? The Bay View was but one of several joro houses set up throughout the Ermita area.

The building was torched on 13 February. 

 

 

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