Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20040.jpg?pictureId=1089260<a href="http://www.thecreativecoast.org/districts/victorian" target="_blank">The Victorian District </a>starts at Gwinnett St and goes to Andersron Street north to south and is bordered eat and west by Broad St and MLK blvd. Some of these photos were take where the Victorian District begins to the north and includes some pictures of <a href="http://www.ci.savannah.ga.us/cityweb/p&tweb.nsf/0/1f4da52f3ef4d10685256c5a004a73c9?OpenDocument" target="_blank">Forsyth Park </a>which borders the north of the district.http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20041.jpg?pictureId=1089261<a href="http://www.theoldesavannahinn.com/" target="_blank">There's an old world beauty in Savannah </a>that's difficult to describe. You have to experience it by getting out and walking the streets, spending a little time studying the old houses and letting your imagination roam.http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20042.jpg?pictureId=1089262<p>In the 70s and&nbsp;80s downtown Savannah Ga was on the verge of imploding; however, with the help of <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-809273-savannah_savannah-i" target="_blank">tourism</a>, <a href="http://www.scad.edu/" target="_blank">Savannah College of Art and Design </a>and local&nbsp;preservationists like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Arthur_Williams" target="_blank">Jim Williams</a>, the downtown historic areas turned around and&nbsp;are now&nbsp;being re-built one house, one building at a time.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20043.jpg?pictureId=1089263<p><a href="http://www.quantumtour.com/entity/forsythe/" target="_blank">Forsyth Park</a> is a huge park that is used for walking, jogging, sports, wedding, music, plays, picnicking, etc.</p><p>The focal point of the park is the fountain. I was there the other day and it is incredibly colorful now that the azaleas and all are blooming.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20044.jpg?pictureId=1089264<p>If &quot;green&quot; is in then Savannah, Ga is in. Savannah is a green city, with squares and parks everywhere you look. Savannah was fortunate to have gaurdian visionaries who refused to let progress wipe out all the green. Progress and natural beauty can co-exist.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20045.jpg?pictureId=1089265<p>Click <a href="http://www.essortment.com/all/forsythpark_nmz.htm" target="_blank">HERE</a> and scroll down to read some of the history of Forsyth Park.</p><p>It IS truly amazing that a 20 acre park this close to downtown Savannah could survive without being turned into housing&nbsp;or a&nbsp;commercial interest.</p><p>One of my favorite activities at the park is an annual event sponsored by the City of Savannah -- <a href="http://www.dalereagan.com/travel_photos/georgia/shakespeare/" target="_blank">Shakespeare in The Park</a></p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20046.jpg?pictureId=1089266<p>21 of the original 24 public square have be preserved. Savannah Ga is often called &quot;<a href="http://www.igougo.com/travelcontent/Journal.aspx?JournalID=2330" target="_blank">America's First Planned City</a>&quot;. <a href="http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/people/oglethorpe.html" target="_blank">James Oglethorpe </a>was the designer and designed Savannah into grids.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20047.jpg?pictureId=1089267<p>Forsyth Park marks the transition from the downtown Savannah Historic District to the Savannah Victorian Historic Distict. Gwinnett Street, which stops, and starts on the other side,&nbsp;at the center of the park is where the Victorian District begins. You don't see a great change, but you do notice more eclectic, <a href="http://www.oldhouses.com/styleguide/victorian-houses.htm" target="_blank">Victorian styles </a>as opposed to the <a href="http://www.oldhouses.com/styleguide/romantic-houses.htm" target="_blank">romantic/classical styles downtown</a>.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20048.jpg?pictureId=1089268<p>The <a href="http://www.ci.savannah.ga.us/cityweb/p&tweb.nsf/4bf6a0ca45844e1685256c2f0071a3fb/1f4da52f3ef4d10685256c5a004a73c9?OpenDocument" target="_blank">fountain </a>at Forsyth Park is the centerpiece. Surrounded by <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.annmariegarden.org/ArtAndNature/Azaleas/Images/azaleas1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.annmariegarden.org/ArtAndNature/Azaleas/index.htm&h=124&w=93&sz=66&tbnid=6VZId1fYTyYJ:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dazaleas&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=3" target="_blank">azaleas</a> this time of year, it's truly a gorgeous sight.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20049.jpg?pictureId=1089269<p>The water spouting thingamajigs are interesting. One day I'll find out the story of these creations.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20050.jpg?pictureId=1089270<p style="text-align: left" align="left">One of the indentifying features of Savannah, Ga is the <a href="http://home.att.net/~SpanishMoss/mosspage.html" target="_blank">Spanish moss </a>hanging from the oak trees. There's a surreal feel to the site of the <a href="http://www.geocities.com/midnightinsavannah/Savannah.html" target="_blank">moss on roads like Victory Drive where the oak branches form an arc </a>and moonlight is coming through the branches and moss. But you see it eveywhere -- in areas where many of the trees have been saved, like Forsyth Park,&nbsp;it's impressive.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20051.jpg?pictureId=1089271<p>One thing you will see in downtown Savannah is monuments and statues. The history of Savannah is rich and we tell it everywhere. For instance, did you know that at Wright Square, around 1863, they held monthly auctions for the sale of government bonds, furniture, horses and cattle? Uh-huh, I din't think so.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20052.jpg?pictureId=1089272<p>Savannah is a walking town. that's one of the things I like about, because I love to walk. Not only at Forsyth Park is it easy and enjoyable to walk, but all around town -- the squares slow traffic down so walking is easy and safe.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20053.jpg?pictureId=1089273<p>See? Another statue! Pigeons love Savannah.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20054.jpg?pictureId=1089274<p>One sport you see some of in Savannah that I've never figured out is Rugby. You will see Ruby players in the large open spaces of the park.</p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20055.jpg?pictureId=1089275<p>Here is&nbsp;what wikipedia has to say---- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" target="_blank">Savannah Ga Info</a></p>http://www.mikefromsavannah.com/picture/downtown%20historic%20savannah%20and%20the%20victorian%20district%20056.jpg?pictureId=1089276<p><font style="color: #000000" color="#000000" size="3">If you go downtown to City Market on the weekend, stop by <a href="http://www.athun.com/" target="_blank">A.T. Hun </a>and ask for Chuck The Artist -- tell him Mike Farmer sent you. (P.S., the link to A.T. Hun has music playing when you enter)</font></p><p><font style="color: #000000" color="#000000" size="3">I'm not sure if Chuck is a real artist or a dirty old man who like to paint 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