Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society

Lost Savannah: Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical SocietyLuciana M. Spracher Since its founding over 250 years ago, Savannah has become a historic preservation goldmine, exhibiting a variety of architectural styles. However, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area experienced heavy economic growth, during which numerous buildings were demolished regardless of age or condition to make way for newer and supposedly better structures. The community lost many important landmarks, architectural

Salisbury’s Georgia Julep Cup in pewter represents one of the two major Southern design styles of the early 19th century

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Lost Savannah takes a close look at these vanished buildings to document their existence and role in Savannah’s past

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John McKinnon’s beautifully rendered chart of the Savannah River c