Comments on: On Savannah’s Broughton Street: Ben Carter vs. Who????

By: bill dawers

bill dawers — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:35:05 +0000

In reply to Designer. That's a great point -- and a point I've made in a variety of ways before.

By: Designer

Designer — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:31:09 +0000

I went to college in Savannah and badly wanted to make it my permanent home but for the lack of jobs in my field. I was amazed to see the changes that have happened on Broughton St. just since I graduated about a decade ago. The opposition to chain stores is humorous — what could be more “historic” for Broughton than high fashion national retailers? That’s exactly what the street once was, and can be again.

By: Lee Maltenfort

Lee Maltenfort — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:23:08 +0000

New York City had a wonderful idea in the late 60s to deal with portions of Manhattan city streets where buildings were condemned. The city took wvnership o9f the property and built a mini-park. Typically they were less than 20 feet wide and the approximate depth of an early NYC brownstone. Most had a water feature, some shade trees that could survive four seasons and seating. They were very popular among those who brown-bagged lunch, or needed a midday break away from where they worked.