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: A Tale of Two Windows
Just a few minutes after lecturing a local small business owner about his store windows, City Council took the complete opposite attitude in appearing to bend over backwards to benefit a large developer.
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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.