Nation Guide: Historic Drinking in Atlanta

Seeped in history, Manuel's is the site of Jimmy Carter's announcement that he would run for governor of Georgia and the location of the famous "God is Dead" conversation among Emory theologians in the 1960s--original owner Manuel Maloof's ashes rest in an urn behind the bar, just behind the big portrait of FDR.

Know about a bar with an interesting history? Share the knowledge in the comments box below.

This material is excerpted from The Nation Guide to the Nation just published by Vintage Books.

Comments (3)

1. Pete's Tavern, on Irving Place in New York's Greenwich Village, is one of the oldest continually operating bars in the city. O'Henry is said to have written the short story "The Gift of the Magi" here, in a booth that bears a plaque with his name.

   The food's forgettable, but the ambiance is priceless!

   Posted by jconnell at 01/09/2009 @ 10:19am

2. The largest chain if bars in the US is shrinking. Instead of going out to The Wagon for a snort, rural Americans increasingly turn to indoor venues, where their womenfolk are allowed to accompany (or even precede) them.

   Posted by McCoul at 01/11/2009 @ 09:50am

3. Shouldn't it be STEEPED in history? SEEPED makes it sound like the bar has a drainage problem.

   Posted by mmhirsch at 01/12/2009 @ 12:43pm