Most of the Reunion Crew - does not include
some late arrivals and one or two who
chose to "bus" around Savannah at
the time this shot was taken (Rees' Pic)
The Venue on the edge of Savannah's Historic
District
(Old Navy? I thought this was an Old Army
function!)
The Gathering
Enroute to Belsford's Restaurant
Just one table (of several) at Belsford's
Each year Savannah commemorates the
"Battle of
Savannah" which occurred on
Oct 9, 1779 at a spot called Spring Hill -
on the edge of the city of Savannah.
The vagaries of communication
coupled with poor
intelligence caused the "rebels" to attack a
force
that had been augmented the night before - leading to
a British
victory and 800 revolutionary dead.
Nevertheless, the battle (the
third largest in casualties)
led the British to strain resources to
maintain their
hold over the Georgia back country.
Charles and Lynne give us particulars about the
Battle of Savannah
Decorations on monument to Wm. Washington Gordon are all railroad motifs to commemorate Gordon's success in bringing railroads to much of Georgia's interior.
Free folk/country concerts
Yes, the gift shops, ice-cream/candy
parlors,
restaurants, etc. were all open!
There was even a woman trying to climb out of a guitar!
Saturday morning,
On Squares, Lanes (alleys?), architecture, and the
struggle to create the Savannah Historic District -
and Lynne struggling with laryngitis!
Professional tour-guide at work!
National Guard Building - carrying canon, rifle
slits, battlement motifs from Fort Pulaski
(Anita watching the birds)
Town-house garden
Free Masonry Temple - ornate!
Jasper's monument
Battle of Savannah at Spring Hill, are commemorated in this monument.
The Candler (live) Oak - on the grounds of the
Candler Hospital
(ca. Civil War).
270 years old.
(or whatever they call this feeding frenzy!)
Oysters, shrimp, corn, sausage, beans, potatoes...
What a great feast!
3rd largest St. Patrick's Day Parade
after Boston and New York!
Off to the Telfair Museum/Jepson Center
Refreshing lemon water urn - Marriott lobby
Note the interior walls slant and curve -
Architect does not like orthogonal wall systems
Students from the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD)
doing sketch-drawings of the Jepson Center interior.
This is what they were sketching
The ceiling - glass/louvers!
Nancy and friends at entrance to
Dutch-Influenced American painter exhibit
At the time of Lafayette's return to America (1925), this was a
boarding house and he stayed here. Legend has it that one of
the addresses he made to the populace was made from the portico/balcony at the left.
Sunday night - last big gathering
The Three..........?
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