It was August 1975. The drinking age was 18 and there was a bar on every corner in Rutland. But despite the competition, when CJ’s Suds South opened its doors, it took off from day one.

A little off the beaten path from downtown, when CJ Abatiell moved in to the spot at 174 S. Main St. the place had been vacant for years and was in total disrepair.

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