In fact, it can be argued that one of the greatest writers of the 20th century walked into one of the most iconic bars in the South and walked out with a masterpiece, “The Great Gatsby.”Īccording to Seelbach lore, Fitzgerald, then a young, reluctant soldier, escaped the confines of Camp Zachary Taylor on weekend passes and headed to the big city.
Given his prodigious thirst, Fitzgerald was likely thrown out of more places than ever hosted the Kentucky-born President for a night.īut we do know that when Fitzgerald was in Kentucky - specifically, Louisville - his favorite bar was at the Seelbach Hotel. Fitzgerald drank, it seems, in more places than Abraham Lincoln supposedly slept. Scott Fitzgerald’s favorite bar?įitzgerald drank in a lot of places, and over the years, many joints claimed to be his favorite.
