While touring around Savannah GA Walt was told about a bar that Jimmy Carter announced his presidency at called Pinkie Masters. We did find it and it was a dive bar just as we had been told. Walt sat right where Jimmy Carter had sat, there was a paper on the bar that indicated the spot. The bar had a jukebox and pictures of Jimmy Carter along with lots of other stuff. We were tired and wanted to rest in the air conditioning so we each ordered a beer and sat at the bar. There was no food at this place ONLY BEER>
Lit up Pabst Blue Ribbon Sign of Pinkie Masters.
Enjoying some ice cold beer.
President Jimmy Carter's signed photo on the wall of Pinkie's.
Jimmy Carter at Pinkie Masters dive bar.
Don't know what story Walt is telling Marlon but Marlon is smiling. LOL
Beer taps and lots of liquors.
Antique signs hanging over tables.
HISTORY:
The history of Pinkie Masters was on the evening before St. Patricks Day in 1978, President Jimmy Carter slipped out of a side door at the Desoto Hilton in downtown Savannah, Georgia. He was in town to address the Hibernia Society, but that evening, flanked by Secret Service agents and sheriff's deputies, he and his security posse quietly crossed Drayton St. and slipped into a local dive bar. Pinkie Master's was easy to find at night; the back-lit plastic Pabst Blue Ribbon sign shone as a beacon. A plaque long maintained that Carter first announced his run for president from this same spot, a claim backed by considerable hearsay and lore.
Lit up Pabst Blue Ribbon Sign of Pinkie Masters.
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President Jimmy Carter's signed photo on the wall of Pinkie's.
The history of Pinkie Masters was on the evening before St. Patricks Day in 1978, President Jimmy Carter slipped out of a side door at the Desoto Hilton in downtown Savannah, Georgia. He was in town to address the Hibernia Society, but that evening, flanked by Secret Service agents and sheriff's deputies, he and his security posse quietly crossed Drayton St. and slipped into a local dive bar. Pinkie Master's was easy to find at night; the back-lit plastic Pabst Blue Ribbon sign shone as a beacon. A plaque long maintained that Carter first announced his run for president from this same spot, a claim backed by considerable hearsay and lore.
