Thinking About Savannah?: Welcome Back SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design)

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Come and join us in this fabulous southern city tucked away in a secluded little corner of The great state of Georgia! We are very close to one of the nicest stretches of islands and beaches on the east coast.... By the way, we are THE prettiest small city anywhere in the USA. Basically, it is our "floor Plan" - our town plan is designed in such a way that everywhere you go will open up vista after vista of gorgeous tree scapes, parks, historic architecture and a people scape that will knock you out!

Rooftops

Posted by Ron Melander October 10th, 2007

I have always thought that one of urban Savannah’s greatest untapped assets are those previously unused and often times neglected spaces on the roofs of both the residential and commercial buildings here. When I launched my gardening business in downtown Savannah in January of 1999,....

Landmark Historic District

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Ellis Square

Posted by Ron Melander November 2007

The Ellis Square Project includes the redevelopment of one of the six original squares laid out by James Oglethorpe. The project will provide a new interactive community square and underground parking. A public/private venture, these improvements will occur simultaneously....

Welcome Back SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design)

Posted by Ron Melander On 2:43 PM

Originally published September 18th, 2008

I swear there is no one smarter than those folks at SCAD. And the students that go there are pretty amazing too! Every fall when they return to Savannah after their summer break back home and/or abroad, Savannah is revitalized by the presence of this young upbeat group of faculty, students, and administration. And once again, the college has blessed us here with another fantastic renovation, now called Arnold Hall, opened for classes this past Monday, 9-15-08. The project was a little long in the making but very welcome indeed. Several years ago when the Chatham County School System decided to shed this huge school facility and SCAD eventually got hold of it, lots of folks got very excited about this part of town known as the Metropolitan area which is a part of The Thomas Square Historic District, very near the Starland neighborhood. Specifically, investors bought up other nearby properties and began making improvements in anticipation of the revolution that was coming (Starland itself is an example). The Sotile family also launched “Brady Street” which is a two block street between Barnard and Bull. In this project, houses that had become dilapidated where bought up and foundations were stabilized, new roofs put on and rot and termite damage repaired with the idea that others would come in and finish the work creating a new historic identity for this targeted area directly across from the entrance to The Richard Arnold School (now Arnold Hall). Lots of individuals also jumped in and all in all this is certainly is a different place than it was a few years ago.

I took pictures back in late June and as there was only some landscaping to do, when I looked again a few weeks ago, I thought my older pictures were just fine. But when I drove by today and saw all those bicycles, I had to add in a few new pictures of those too. It is GREAT how many seem to be biking to Arnold Hall! What a great example for the rest of us. YOU GO SCAD!