Community partners are joining together to host “Pioneers in Preservation Series: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and Its Legacy.” The Davenport House Museum, Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, and the […]
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MADE BY MORRIS: Historic Savannah Foundation honors Charles H. Morris with second ever Spirit Award for transformative preservation efforts
Charles H. Morris, founder of Morris Multimedia, and the man behind the restoration of the expansive Trustees’ Garden complex off Bay and E. Broad Streets, is being recognized as a […]
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Community invited to compete in historic photo contest
The Historic Savannah Foundation will host an online photo contest where participants are invited to share photos of their favorite historic building or place via Instagram, describing why they chose it and using the hashtag #SavFave.
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Preserving the Hostess City
Historic Preservation Month is celebrated all across the country and this year, the Savannah community will have plenty of unique events to participate in an observance of Historic Preservation Month 2021.
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Editor’s Note: The 20 percent solution
Almost completely left out of the discussion was the fact that the only reason this came up at all was because of enormous citizen opposition to demolishing the Seaboard entirely, including a petition that had nearly 4,000 signatures.
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Editor’s Note: Seaboard shame and the rigged Savannah game
It’s a dark moment in Savannah history, on par with the loss of similar civic gems such as Union Station, Johnny Harris, and the old DeSoto Hilton, among others.
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Editor’s Note: Selling out a Historic Landmark District
The City of Savannah is continuing to sell off key historic assets in the name of development — even as our symbolically and economically crucial National Historic Landmark District status is threatened.
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National Park Service puts Savannah National Historic Landmark District officially in “Threatened” status
The National Park Service (NPS) this morning released official findings from a recent study it commissioned to determine the status of the Savannah National Historic Landmark (NHL) District. “Following a […]
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Editor’s Note: Landmark concerns
While the National Park Service report neither focuses only on hotels nor does it revoke Savannah’s National Historic Landmark District status, it’s remarkable how quickly the report tapped into what is obviously a preexisting vein of serious public angst over new development downtown.
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Saving Nina
In late 2015, when large portraits of prominent African American cultural figures painted by beloved local folk artist Scott “Panhandle Slim” Stanton began popping up in areas of town where many fear to tread, no one thought to ask for permission.
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W.W. Law’s preservation legacy
THE LEGEND of W.W. Law is already a permanent part of Savannah’s story. One of the most influential community leaders of the last century, the former postal worker impacted countless […]
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A family’s Last Hymn and Hurrah
THE fourth floor windows of Trinity United Methodist Church offer a spectacular 360 degree vista. To the northwest, the spires of the Talmadge Bridge rise out of the skyline; look […]