Marsha's is Philadelphia 1st bar focused on women's sports

SOUTH STREET (WPVI) -- Marsha's is set to open its doors on South Street on September 19th, making history as the city's first bar centered on women's sports.

Chivonn Anderson is the founder and president. She grew up in Olney, a lifelong athlete and sports lover. But it was a 2019 trip to Paris to see the US women's team play in the World Cup that changed her life.

She was photographed in the stands wearing Megan Rapinoe's #15 jersey and carrying the Pride flag. She and her friends were in Prague for the semi-final match and watched it in a bar. But back in Philadelphia for the FIFA final, she says the bartender refused to put the game on because the Phillies were playing that night.

That's when Chivonn decided the city needed a space that gives female sports the platform that they deserve.

The focal point behind the bar is a giant painting of Marsha P. Johnson. It's Chivonn's homage to one of the most prominent figures of the gay rights movement.

She has decades of experience in the service industry but she's also a licensed real estate agent and so she bought the building, the liquor license and all of the business assets to insure that Marsha's is here to stay.

Phase Two is transforming the 2nd floor into an event space.

Longterm, Chivonn dreams of opening Marsha's across the region and the nation so everyone has a place to watch women's sports.

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430 South Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19147