In addition to standard beach activities, hotels, and restaurants, Bay Shore also had an amusement park.
[1] Frank D. Banks, an administrator at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, led the effort to develop beachfront property on the Chesapeake Bay.
Banks formed the Bay Shore Hotel Company with a group of local leaders that included John Mallory Phillips and Robert Moton.
[1] Another key figure in the rebuilding effort was Lawrence Barbour, a Hampton graduate who was an executive at People's Building and Loan Association.
Williams served as president of the New Bay Shore Hotel Corporation and managed the property for many years.