The whole inside has been freshly painted and has new lighting. The blurb reads 'Woody's opened Sat., the 14, with a very nice turn out. 'Quest' magazine v4-i21 had a blurb in the 'Leather/ Fetish' column on pages 16-17, and photos on pg 35. The bar's Grand Opening was mentioned all the gay media with large addvertisements. (Even before this building had housed B's gay bar, it had housed a popular Mexican bar, which used the back room for large dances.) There is a small bar situated at the far end of this larger room. and Lapham), a a few windows open from this larger back room to the outside (although starting at a height of about 4' off the floor- so letting in outside light without really being open to view from outside). Because the bar is located on a corner (the northwest corner of 2nd St. The back room is much larger: long and open with a high ceiling. The first room is a typical bar, with the bar along the long south wall opposite two small rest rooms.
Woodys' was opened on Novemby Steve Bale in what had previously been the gay bar B's, and was soon a hit. View a PDF of the web site as it existed in November 2005 Woody's Bar- Bars and Clubs- Businesses in History of Gay & Lesbian Life, Milwaukee WI History
