Old Time Bus Service

Man, if you wanted to get around in the 60's you either had a car, walked or took a bus in Sag Harbor. Most families in Sag Harbor had only one car. Many women did not drive. So if I wanted to get to Riverhead for example, you boarded a Sunrise bus in front of the movie theater. It cost $1.35 to Riverhead and took an hour. The bus rolled through Sag Harbor 4 times a day. Today it's a $1.50 anywhere because the county took over the S-92 route. It's a real bargain and and only 15 cents more than 40 years ago. You could get on and off the bus anywhere, and the first westbound bus arrived in Sag Harbor at 7:50 am. Several Bulova workers from East Hampton took this early bus to Sag Harbor. I have not been on this bus in over 30 years, but plan on doing it again for the experience and will write about it in this blog. I suspect the clientele has changed as shown in the photo below.
People waiting to Board the Sunrise Bus