Friday, April 3, 2015

If I had an endless supply of money....

This is a post I have been wanting to write for over 3 years.  If I had an endless supply of money I would tear down the Chatham County courthouse and put Liberty Square back where it was. Then I would build 18th century style houses around the square.  Then I would tear down the Civic Center and put Elbert Square back where it was and then Savannah would have all 24 squares again.  Then I would build 19th century style houses around that square.  I heard another tour guide mention the idea and I was excited to learn that I was not alone!  Hopefully one day it will come to fruition.  The Civic Center and the Courthouse do not look like any kind of architectural treasure.  Just demolish it! Some great concerts have been performed there such as Prince opening for Rick James in 1980, and L.L. Cool J coming to town on the Def Jam Tour in 1987, but who cares!  Atlanta tore down the Omni and built a better venue, Philips Arena.  Rebuilding the two lost squares would rewind the clock back to 1820, and restore Savannah to its original glory! 

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