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Walking The Streets
by: Gail Lang
Promenading the streets and byways of Savannah is a pleasure not easily matched. Sights and sounds of this present age, and echos and visages of times past, make the experience fulfilling and stimulating. River Street, a cobblestone lane along the river where the city's commerce in cotton and shipping was conducted, is a special delight. The heavy stone stairways leading down to the street were constructed from old ship's ballast, left at port in exchange for more saleable goods when Savannah was a center of trade. The four-story buildings presently house many establishments of modern business, fore and aft. But then, it's rather hard to tell what is the front or back of these massive buildings. The design is such that facing from the river side one sees a tall structure, several stories up,
with small shops peeking out of every doorway and entrance, but from Bay Street, on the other side, the impression is very different.
The streets near Factor's Walk, on the side away from the river, are built in tiers. There are actually 4 separate levels of roads built one above the other. Each road system has entrance directly from that level into the building, granting every story of this four-story building the designation: "street level."
Beyond that curiosity there is certainly a tremendous amount of things to see and do just on this one street alone. As we walked along, just window shopping, we paused to watch an artist capture the beauty of a young girl on canvas. And presently another artist, this one a musician, enthusiastically snatched up our 8-year old son to regulate the slide on his trombone, and assist him in a marvellous Blues riff. Our Roy was delighted. The artists, whatever their chosen medium, lent a special ambiance, and made the lengthy walk along the river memorable.
One could walk almost endlessly and enjoy the historic and artistic designs of this gem of America's Southern heritage, for this is a city that well caters to pedestrians, and supplies ample interest to historians and artists alike.
The homes, the art, the gardens in the squares... Savannah is truly a remarkable city. Perhaps the only thing more noticeable and comforting than the city's outward appearance itself is the accepting mien of those that live there. Throughout the day, regardless of where we went, people would pause, look up, wave their hands and greet us as honoured guests.
Ok, so the camaras gave us away as being tourists, but strangers pausing from whatever they were doing just to say hello and share a
smile proved that: Savannah is a city of great contrast, and also a city of great Welcome. ENJOY!
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Promenading the streets and byways of Savannah is a pleasure not easily matched. Sights and sounds of this present age, and echos and visages of times past, make the experience fulfilling and stimulating. River Street, a cobblestone lane along the river where the city's commerce in cotton and shipping was conducted, is a special delight. The heavy stone stairways leading down to the street were constructed from old ship's ballast, left at port in exchange for more saleable goods when Savannah was a center of trade. The four-story buildings presently house many establishments of modern business, fore and aft. But then, it's rather hard to tell what is the front or back of these massive buildings. The design is such that facing from the river side one sees a tall structure, several stories up,
with small shops peeking out of every doorway and entrance, but from Bay Street, on the other side, the impression is very different.
