A Little Southwood History ![]() The original license for the Southwood Bar was located on 1st Avenue off
of Rt.45 in Mantua.
It was operated by
Marie Chance. It was
in a house and it
kept getting flooded
out so, Marie moved
the license in 1953
to where the bar is
today. Marie operated
the bar on 1st
Avenue for years
before marring her
husband Joe.
![]() The license was then sold around 1963 to Doris Pettit, a real estate broker. She leased it to Bill Nortabe and then took it back a few years later to run it her self.
Dottie the present
owner started in
1968 as a barmaid
and a few years
later was made
manager. Dottie
bought the bar in
1985 and operates it
with her husband
Rich. Dottie has
been at Southwood
for over 41 years.
Southwood Bar has only been owned by women. |