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Savannah GA and the Savannah River were named after a band of Indians known as the Savana. The city was settled by Englishman James Oglethorpe, a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist. The word savannah means a grassy plain in a warm climate.

See after you cross old barge canal on Oglethorpe Av heading for Historic District

 

At dusk (interior view of dome at right); Savannah is a coastal city in Chatham County

 

City Hall, ferry, and Riverboat

 

Vintage Savannah police car (looks like a 1947 Chevrolet Stylemaster)

 

On Drayton

 

Down by the Savannah River

 

On Abercorn Street

 

Forsyth Park as seen by a passing off-course albatross :)

 

The Armstrong Mansion, Italianate Renaissance style bulit in 1916; it served as a junior college for its first thirty years and was later seen in Clint Eastwood's movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

 

Praetorian Guard for the Armstrong Mansion and several demons at center

 

The Whitman, a mansion built in 1895 on Forsyth Park (honeymoon hotel)

 

The two go hand in hand

 

Comer House built in 1880, was owned by a railway president who hosted Jefferson Davis in 1886

 

A gift to Savannah from President George Washington

 

At City Market

 

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After dark

 

Being refirbished

 

Aerial ‘patchwork’ seen from above

 

Bridge to South Carolina

 

Moored ferry at right and container ship at left on Savannah River

 

Herb House next to Pirates House Restaurant; maybe the oldest surviving house in Savannah (circa 1734)

 

Green-Meldrim Mansion (headquarters for General Sherman 1864-1865)

 

Free Masons Scottish Rite Temple dedicated to self improvement, social betterment and philanthropy

 

Late nighttime look at two store windows a block or so apart, one cool (The Barber Pole) one warm

 

Cool drinks on Drayton

 

In foreground is Fort Wayne built in 1762 (closer look at right)

 

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Cotton Exchange built in 1886 over a public street, with redbrick terracotta front and iron lintels over windows; sign is on building at right of door

 

Attractive bicycle built awhile back (sign says CapitalBeeCo)

 

Serves British pub food

 

On Whitaker by the park

 

Sketched view of Savannah Visitors Center and History Museum

 

The night can be exciting

 

Powered from above?

 

Johnny Mercer, who wrote lyrics to song "Moon River" and numerous other works

 

Moonlight services

 

Another famous songwriter from Savannah

 

Historic pharmacy on Broughton, 1890 (harbormaster named Kennedy); long-ago advertisement for headache powder partly shows below tree on store's side wall

 

A memorial to many in the park

 

124 Abercorn Street (may be haunted)

 

Snowman gift brings some snow near the park :)

 

Book in progress

 

Chippewa Square and the historic Savannah Theatre, opened at 222 Bull Street

 

Original Savannah Theatre at 222 Bull Street opened in 1818

 

Somewhere in Savannah, with Norman and Gothic styles

 

Need to ride the ferry or use the bridge for this accommodation

 

Hardee-Hartridge house, pre-and-post Civil War construction with wrought-iron balcony

 

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Bigger than a street light?

 

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Also on Drayton

 

Two steeples colorized

 

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Instructor named Broom ($10 per minute) :)

 

Old riverside warehouses today used as semi-open stores to stroll among; Westin Resort can be seen in rear across Savannah River

 

Pontiac Chieftain (1949) originally had hood over windshield and a prisim (traffic light finder) on the dashboard because hood made it harder to see closer traffic lights

 

Functioning boutique Hotel

 

Very early morning sunlight

 

Built in early 1800s influenced by Federal architectual style

 

A city has to have a sense of humor (haunted limo)

 

On Whitaker near the park

 

Organizational wheel on Liberty Street

 

Somewhere on West Gordon

 

Rum runner in 1930 Coupé?

 

Christmas in Savannah

 

Two older bus sections welded together by enthusiasts to make one useable bus, parked outside Maté Factor bakery

 

The bakery

 

Grappling with the edge of night

 

Rembrandt, Phidias, Rubens, Raphael, and Michelangelo (Regency style)

 

Romantic nighttime ride near river

 

Madison Square will be defended :)

 

Georgia Historical Society at Forsyth Park, NW corner

 

Can we call this a cupola?

 

Photo of wonderful waterfront painting snapped through store window at night

 

Gingerbread House, Steamboat Gothic style with elaborate woodwork that emerged along Mississippi for steamboat captains' homes

 

The horses have to be watered and fed

 

Tower at Abercorn and Huntingdon

 

Ding-a-ling

 

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Two of Savannah's many well designed churches

 

Sign reminiscent of Paris in store on Broughton

 

City traffic department employs cartoon figure to encourage safe driving (motorists are very considerate of pedestrians in Savannah)

 

On Broughton Street

 

Mercer Williams House, built for great grandfather of songwriter Johnny Mercer

 

Memories of St Tropez, somewhere on West Gordon

 

DeSoto Hotel on Liberty Street in morning seen through fifth floor window across the street

 

DeSoto Hotel yesterday, closed 1965, anonymous web photo

 

Route 80 on Tybee Island

 

Somewhere on West Gordon

 

Boots on Liberty Street windowsill

 

Looking northwest

 

Famous olde restaurant (Georgian style)

 

On State Street, that great street

 

 

Well preserved store in historic district

 

Lawn statue between sidewalk and roadway watching traffic go by

 

Pirates' House restaurant, established in 1753; building begun in 1734

 

Marilyn at City Market

 

Downtown at dusk

 

Have a snack at the Gallery Espresso or buy a bike

 

Federal style house with five window bays and dormer windows on roof

 

Car and long-ago dentist office at museum

 

 

A make-believe moment

 

Sketch of St. Paul's in various colors on Anderson Street

 

On Chippewa Square

 

Professional building with style

 

Savannah is a city of wonderful houses

 

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Neons at night

 

Ready for a nostalgic train ride on the Orange Blossom Special?

 

On Forsyth Park, built in 1891

 

Rear view of United States Bankruptcy Court at 125 Bull Street

 

Talmadge Memorial cable-stayed bridge completed in 1991

 

Old Barge Canal

 

S(avannah) C(ollege) A(rt) D(esign), one of its 67 buildings in Savannah

 

Tourist attraction seen from front and from tall building

 

An historical moment just before the "Roaring Twenties"

 

Times and attitudes have changed

 

Famous Clary's Restaurant for breakfast or lunch

 

601 East Bay Street, not today but several years ago :(

 

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First Girl Scout headquarters in America; organization founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912

 

Stanard Oil broken up as monopoly in 1911 (still operating in secret behind shades?) :)

 

House built in 1848 for Scotsman Andrew Low; son's wife was Juliette Gordon Low

 

Southern feel to architecture

 

 

Sorrel Weed House historic landmark (Greek Revival) has been used for a movie location

 

Heading for Oklahoma in the surrey with the fringe on top

 

The Davenport House, Federal style built in 1820

 

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Retro motel

 

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Freight trains are inexpensive way to enter or leave city

 

Georgia State Railroad Museum with a partial roundhouse and operating turntable

 

At Georgia State Railroad Museum

 

Turntable that directs steam locomotives and cars to different sheds in the roundhouse

 

Arm powered rail car (bridge in the distance)

 

Cobblestones on River Street (but streetcar has been retired)

 

Rear area of 7D courtesy bus that runs up Drayton and down Whitaker

 

Waterside chandleries like this once sold candles, wax, ropes and nautical supplies

 

Leo once provided store security here, while the chimp drinks up the profits?

 

Looking down from 10th floor at Leo and chimp (just above truck)

 

On a riverboat ride to take pictures

 

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Much to do on River Street

 

In a pinch any perch will do on the river

 

Ferry that crosses Savannah River, named after Gordon Low

 

Ship's helm used as art

 

Forsyth Park fountain after rare winter ice-storm

 

On a warmer day

 

Fort Jackson built for the War of 1812 and saw action in the Civil War

 

Harper Fowlkes House with Tower of Winds columns where during the Civil War owner buried his bank's gold in a garden well; he later dug it all up (one ten dollar gold piece said to be missing?)

 

High noon at Independent Presbyterian Church (1889 replica of 1819 building)

 

Looking down

 

Famous riverboat

 

Historic stairs down to the river

 

William Scarbrough House,1819; President James Monroe stayed here for launch of the SS Savannah the world's first trans-Atlantic steamship voyage

 

Mystery in the air

 

Early morning view on River Street

 

 

 

 

Early morning at City Market

 

Dark side of Savannah

 

 

Hilton Head Island, shaped like a shoe

 

Hilton Head Island Airport

 

Hilton Head Island Airport facility

 

Was once somewhere on East Liberty

 

Brighter side of Savannah, a pedal-powered vehicle

 

Bed and breakfast (online photo courtesy of Kehoe House)

 

Tractors near Bay Street

 

Bing Crosby once sang, 'Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the ... mor-a-or-ning!'

 

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport closer view

 

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport longer view

 

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May 25 2025