Since February, the city archives have made available photographs through the Autos in the Archives series that bring unique aspects of Savannah’s history to life from the perspective of the automobile. Whether you’re talking about the Interstate 16 flyover, the design of the neighborhoods of Savannah, or the civil rights movement, the history of the automobile is inextricably linked to the history of Savannah.
We hope this series has sparked memories, aroused curiosity, and made you think more about the city around you. If you have photos or memories of cars in Savannah, share them with us through our online history recap portal at savannahga.gov/YourHistory.
Cars in the archive series
• How cars influenced the development of Bay Street
• Savannah is the first in the nation to have a fully motorized fire department
• Victory Drive, a WWI memorial, is one of the longest palm tree avenues in the United States
• Great Savannah auto races and how cars fueled the civil rights movement
• As the need for parking increased, some parking garages that were being raised also decreased
• Maintenance of trucks by moving
• Increased traffic, I-16 affected Savannah Squares, residents of the city’s west side
• Cars gave the mall a boost
• Cars have fueled growth in the suburbs
To wrap up our series, join Luciana Spracher, the director of the City Archives, in our monthly program Hungry for History, which talks about discovery, identity and memory sparked by the Cars in the Archives series. She shares pictures from the archive’s photo collections that did not make it into the series, as well as personal memories and contributions from the public (available online for free at youtu.be/NdtPAifikA0).
Savannah City Archives, [email protected], Explore the archives: savannahga.gov/MunicipalArchives.
When you watch the video
What: Hungry for History Series: “Dipping a Tire into the Archives: Cars … Discovery, Identity and Memory”
speaker: Luciana Spracher, City Archives Directory, City of Savannah
Where: online at youtu.be/NdtPAifikA0 or with this article at SavannahNow.com/lifestyle/.
Costs: for free
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