Why I hate Savannah

[musicchick581]

Thanks! Will check it out!

Originally Posted by WanderingImport

Pretty much anywhere in the historic district is safe. To be more specific, the historic district is MLK Blvd on the west to River Street on the north, Forsyth Park to the south (although if you were walking down MLK, I'd say the I-16 ramp or Blowin' Smoke would be the southern extent of safeness) to East Broad on the east. I would post a map but I don't know how to do that on here.

If you're going to park and walk (which I STRONGLY suggest you do, even at night) I would stay close to the Broughton Street corridor. There are several parking garages you can use that are very secure and much better than on street parking.

Your first stop when you get into downtown Savannah should be the Visitors Center on the corner of Louisville & MLK. They'll have all kinds of information on where you can park, PLUS an added tourist benefit of some kind of free parking for a certain amount of time sorta thing.

[Adam'smom]

Thanks ServHoth! By the way, please note that criminals have CARS which take them everywhere, so it doesn't matter how "good" of a neighborhood you're in. I live on the Southside in Georgetown, in an area of 250K homes.

As far as not doing anything to attract crime, ie, having one's wits about one, using wisdom, going to the "right areas", I must say that my most recent attack occurred in my own driveway at 3pm on a Sunday afternoon. The others occurred in a Kroger parking lot (again, Southside during daylight hours), downtown in Crawford Square while in the company of three other people i broad daylight, and another at Oglethorpe Mall parking lot, outside JC Penney's, also in broad daylight.

[RiWrites]

I have alway wondered why if people hate a place do they stay there? I lived in LA for over 10 years and towards the end began hating it. I left when I had the first opportunity and moved to Florida.

There isn't a safe area anymore. Like Adam'smom said criminals have cars. The whole gated community thing is stupid also. If criminals want into a place they will find a way. Recently a gated community near me where the rich people live were hit with robberies. It turned out the guy robbing the homes lived in the community. If you live a life with fear then you are not living your life. Material things are just that things. Just keep you wits about you and don't go walking down a dangerous area alone at 3 am.

[tommyboy81]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

What the person meant was in very small numbers. The Hispanic population in Savannah from what I have seen is very small. The only Hispanic persons I ever knew while living in Savannah were a Puerto Rican family. Other than that, there aren't many in Savannah. What does this have to do with this thread, just out of curiosity?

Originally Posted by gaflsc

Meh, in pockets.

I didn't start talking about the percentages of whites, black, hispanics, etc... I just replied to it just like you did to me.

Only one Hispanic family? When's the last time you've been here? I'm not saying it's 80% or anything. There's families all over the southside of town here.

[FFG3]

Originally Posted by tommyboy81

I didn't start talking about the percentages of whites, black, hispanics, etc... I just replied to it just like you did to me.

Only one Hispanic family? When's the last time you've been here? I'm not saying it's 80% or anything. There's families all over the southside of town here.

I wouldn't say "all over." They are in pockets, mostly in Garden City and off of Quacco Rd.