Thunderbolt Casino, Savannah, GA

Thunderbolt Casino, Savannah, GA

Telfair Art Museum, Savannah, GA

Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, GA
The building was donated to the Georgia Historical Society in 1875 and is the oldest public art museum in the South.

Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, GA

Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, GA
Naturalist John Muir once remarked that Bonaventure "contained one of the most impressive assemblages of animal and plant life I have ever seen."   Captain Peter Wiltberger transformed Bonaventure into a cemetery in 1850 and the City of Savannah purchased it in 1907.

Old Savannah Golf Club in 1926

Old Savannah Yacht Club, built in 1880
Built on the banks of the Wilmington River, postcard mailed in 1910.

Savannah Yacht Club in 1910

City Market, Savannah, GA
Local farmers brought their crops to this building to sell to the public, postmarked in 1910.

Knights of Pythias Castle Hall, Savannah, GA

The Hermitage, Savannah, GA
The Hermitage Plantation, outside of Savannah, was owned by the French settler the Marquis de Montalet.   The land was purchased for Henry McAlpin in 1815, a recent emigree from Scotland.   In 1819 McAlpin built a brick manufacturing plant on the Hermitage property.   The Hermitage home, above, was built in 1830.  The Hermitage became the only plantation in the area to earn the bulk of its revenue from non-agricultural production.   Savannah, in need of building supplies after a devastating fire in 1820, turned to McAlpin for help. The brick plant became a thriving business, supplying thousands of bricks to help rebuild the city.   Much of the brick produced became known as "Savannah grey brick". Made from grey clay found on the plantation, the brick -- which is actually a reddish brown color -- was popular because of its low cost of production and its subsequent low selling price.   The Central Georgia Railroad building was built with Savannah grey brick, as was Fort Pulaski. Many of the older homes still standing in Savannah are built with Savannah grey brick. This inexpensive brick, once sold at cut rate prices, now demands a premium.   Not only did McAlpin run a thriving brick business, but he also owned a foundry and lumber mill. In addition, he owned rice fields on the low-lying areas of his plantation. Of course, to have such an enterprise takes considerable manpower and McAlpin fueled his industry on the backs of slaves.   Not only was the slave trade lucrative for McAlpin, but he utilized it to the utmost. He used his slaves as a means to maintain a positive cash flow. He bought, borrowed and traded using slaves. On several occasions, he secured loans using slaves as collateral.   Yet, by all accounts he wasn't a harsh master, at least by 19th century standards. He would allow older slaves, no longer able to work, to remain on the plantation, and he usually kept slave families intact, rare in the slave business. 
(Information from www.ancientfaces.com)

Slave homes on the Hermitage Plantation, Savannah, GA
These homes were made with brick that were made on the Plantation.

Palmetto Grove, Tybee Island, near Savannah, GA

Savannah Beach advertising sticker put on luggage at hotels.

Savannah Amusement Park, Savannah Beach, GA

Seaman's Mission, Savannah, GA

Savannah Theatre, Savannah, GA