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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I also lived in Savannah from 1980 to 1995, but it has really changed since then. I think the best place to stay would be the Marriott Savannah Riverfront located on the far east end of the Riverfront. I would not stay at the Hilton because it is not a safe place to walk around at night, especially if you are walking from the hotel to the Riverfront. The Hyatt is a nice place, but it is very old. Some good restaurants I remember are Johnny Harris, Elizabeth's on 37th Street (expensive), Carey Hilliards (cheap), The Pirates House (touristy), The Olde Pink House (unique), The Chart House (chain), Spanky's (bar), Mrs. Wilkes boarding house (lunch), Boar's Head. I would also visit Tybee Island on the beach, which is only about 20 miles from downtown Savannah. I don't think it would be a good idea to take the train because of logistics. Why not just drive? Also, don't even think about going to Savannah around St. Patrick's Day unless you have reservations months in advance, you want to spend a lot of money, and you want to be around thousands of drunks. Good luck.
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You were there long after I left in '88. There was a movie theater about 2 blocks from Bay Street that was turned into a Comedy Club called the Lucas Cafe. That was a really neat place, I saw a lot famous comedians there. Is that place still around?
I almost owned a bar on River Street. In '82 I was looking for a business and the owner's of Spanky's had bought the bar next door to eliminate the competition. They didn't put any effort into the business and the place was a drain on their money. So I would only be buying the business and equipment, not the building. It was a really nice looking place inside, beautiful exposed brick walls, I was going to make it a comedy club. They were asking $65K and I took an appraiser with me, and I offered $35K. They turned down my offer but called back 3 weeks later to accept it, but I had already moved on to something else. The fellow that did buy it, did make it a comedy club and it was very successful the whole time I was there. It's now the Peanut Shop.
