Saturday, November 7, 2015

Geography of Savannah

Being  from  Chicago, East is water.  In Savannah, the river  is north.  Along  the river is the  historic  district.  The  historic  district  is the downtown, major tourist  area and college  town all rolled  into one package.  This district  is served by DOT, a free bus service  and is very walkable.

West of the historic  district  are Pooler and the airport.  East are the barrier  islands, the easternmost  being Tybee.

South  is the rest of the city.  Savannah  reaches south.  There are  numerous  districts.  South of the historic  district  is the  Street car  district  that has the largest  park/square  Forsyth  Park. 

We lived on Skidaway, a major  north/south street approximately  a half mile from the southern  boundary of the  city.  Immediately  south is the Sandfly  area and south of that Wormslow and the rest of the southern barrier  islands  ending in the  exclusive  Skidaway  Island.  The rest of the  city is served  by CAT, an hourly  bus service.

I   did not see walkable  grocery  shopping in the  close areas.  We are a half mile from the   Food Lion; walking  with  groceries  would  be difficult  because  there  are no sidewalks  here.  The sidewalks end at DeRenne  about  a mile from our cottage.  It seems  that  most people  drive  to malls  that surround  the  city.

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