Savannah
Photos by WT Rogers, Queens NY
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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 terra cotta 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
Abstract 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 intersection and the historic Savannah Theatre at 222 Bull Street
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
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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
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
Hamilton Turner house (architects call this sloped design a "Mansard" roof)
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
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
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.
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
The Whitman, a mansion built in 1895 on Forsyth Park (honeymoon hotel)
Comer House built in 1880, was owned by a railway president who hosted Jefferson Davis in 1886
...Herb House next to Pirates House Restaurant; maybe the oldest surviving house in Savannah (circa 1734)
Free Masons Scottish Rite Temple dedicated to self improvement, social betterment and philanthropy
‣ Cotton Exchange built in 1886 over a public street, with redbrick terra cotta front and iron lintels over windows; sign is on building at right of door
Historic pharmacy on Broughton, 1890 (harbormaster named Kennedy); long-ago advertisement for headache powder partly shows below tree on store's side wall
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
Two older bus sections welded together by enthusiasts to make one useable bus, parked outside Maté Factor bakery
Gingerbread House, Steamboat Gothic style with elaborate woodwork that emerged along Mississippi for steamboat captains' homes
City traffic department employs cartoon figure to encourage safe driving (motorists are very considerate of pedestrians in Savannah)
On Broughton Street
‣ . ‣ 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?)
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
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
Jan 17 2025
