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				SJPR in the Media - 



                Courier Post - August 22, 2003



				



			




			




				



                




                Hot nights, cool bars: Oaklyn Manor Bar 



                Address: 198 W. Clinton Ave., Oaklyn.




                




                Friday, August 22, 2003




                




                What it's known for: The Oaklyn Manor Bar is the quintessential 



                neighborhood bar. Patrons are loyal, even when they've left the 



                area.




                




                "There seems to be a legacy of people who've grown up with (the 



                Manor Bar) in the neighborhood and move away and still come 



                back. They have to get that cheesesteak," said owner/manager 



                Julia Sohanchak Peters.




                




                The menu features traditional pub fare, including 



                craving-satisfying cheesesteaks and hot roast beef sandwiches.




                




                There's also a mysterious item called the Giordano special. 



                "There's a story about that one, but they have to come in to 



                hear it," Peters said. Peters, along with her brother and 



                sister, took over the bar from her parents, who bought the manor 



                in 1955.




                




                Ambience: The Manor Bar's homey atmosphere attracts subdivision 



                dwellers who've tired of Applebee's and T.G.I. Friday's. "It's 



                something that's missing in a lot of the subdivisions," Peters 



                said. The cool, dark main room opens to a pleasant patio that's 



                open during the summer.




                




                On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights the bar attracts a 



                bustling crowd of hipsters, young and old professionals and 



                local regulars - a crowd most likely looking for a party that 



                doesn't require a trip over the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the 



                parking hassle of Center City, she said. "When they're on the 



                move, they go to Philly," Peters said. "But they always settle 



                back in here." While the bar only occasionally offers live 



                music,




                Peters said, "We have a really great jukebox."




                




                Miscellaneous: According to local and family lore, this cozy 



                corner bar may be haunted by harmless, but occasionally noisy, 



                spirits. 




                




                South Jersey Paranormal Research offers evidence of paranormal 



                activity in the bar on its Web site www.sjpr.org.




                




                "I've seen some strange things," said bartender Tim O'Malley. On 



                the phone once, he said, "I could swear I hear (Julia's) 



                mother's voice in the background and she passed away back in 



                '95. She still had a Ukrainian accent and everything."




                




                Cover charge: None.




                




                Days and hours: 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 



                a.m. to 3




                a.m. Thursday through Saturday and noon to 2 a.m. Sunday.