This jetty soon became very popular for promenading. It was also commonly used for walks and promenading. Social activities at Bath included dances, concerts, playing cards, lectures, and promenading down the street. Next came dinner, more promenading, and an evening of dancing or gambling. This gallery was chiefly used for promenading. As they walk among the promenading villagers, Faust reveals to Wagner his inner conflict. After the town's founding it became a fashionable street for promenading. Leisure activities shown include boating on rivers, promenading in pleasure gardens and rolling Easter eggs. The men spot McCormick in the central plaza, promenading with his meretricious mistress. Promenading in the arcades became a popular eighteenth century pastime for the emerging middle classes. Promenading in these arcades became a popular nineteenth-century pastime for the emerging middle classes. Promenading in these arcades became a popular nineteenth-century pass-time for the emerging middle classes.