Savannah Historic District . . . The oldest and best known section of Savannah which is part of Chatham County is the Historic District. The historic district includes the city's 21 beautiful squares (22 when Ellis Square reopens in late 2007) with her lovely accommodations, dining, and shopping. It is bordered on the north by the Savannah River and Savannah Harbor, on the east by the Truman Parkway, on the south by Victory Drive and on the west by West Boundary Street. Included in this area is the National Historic Landmark District - 2.5 square miles bearing the highest historic district-level designation awarded by the National Park Service. The borders of the Landmark District are the Savannah River, East of Broad Street, Gwinnett Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Also located within the Historic District area are two neighborhoods on the National Register of Historic Places - the Victorian District, which is just south of the Lankmark District, and the Thomas Square Streetcar Historic District.
Savannah Midtown . . . area stretches from Victory Drive south to DeRenne Avenue and is vordered on the east by Waters Avenue and on the west by Bull Street. It's the home of another National Register historic district, Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent. Running east of Waters Avenue to the Wilmington River is the
Eastside/Thunderbolt area. Thunderbolt is a fishing village almost as old as Savannah, the Eastside harbors Bonaventure Cemetery and the National Register historic districts of Gordonston and Daffin Park- Parkside.
Extending eastward from the Wilington River is the
Island/Tybee portion of Chatham County. The islands are verdant residential enclaves, while Tybee - with its wide beaches, distinctive lighthouse and traditional seaside cottages - is an alluring combination of the offbeat and upscale. The huge area south of DeRenne Avenue is the
Southside, a shopper's paradise that;s also full of recreaitonal opportunities. The Southside is the location of both of Savannah's malls and numerous smaller shopping centers, of an abundance of restaurants and motels, and of 500-acre Bacon REgional Park, a recational complex offering venues for a multitude of sports and outdoor activities. The Bethesda Home for Boys, the charming riverside community of Isle of Hope, and Skidaway Island and its spacious, high-end golf and tennis community, The Landings. To the west of the Southside, out past the picturesque Forest River and its wide expanse of marshland, is
Southwest Chatham, the site of the Interstate 95-Georgia Highway 204 interchange, with its many motels and restaurants. Northwest and due west of Savannah loom the fast-growing
West Chatham municipalities of Garden City, Pooler, Port Wentworth and Bloomingdale. Also is the area are heavily forested residential communities and one of the Savannah area's top attractions - the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.
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