The hard truth is that outside the Historic District there is virtually no protection for historical structures in Savannah. Palumbo’s main call to action was for citizens to organize at the neighborhood and street level for more recognized, legal preservation guarantees.
Preservation
Preservation study shows trouble in paradise
What the ‘Beyond Tourism’ report calls “emerging quality of life criteria,” were regarded very differently up until around 50 years ago, before we began reconfiguring our built environment exclusively around the needs of automobiles.
