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Ellis Square Oral History Project

Oral histories conducted in 2007 and 2008 related to the development of Savannah's Ellis Square.

More About This Collection

Date of Original
2007/2008

Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983

Medium
oral histories (literary works)

Type
Moving Image
Still Image
Sound
Text

Description
Materials gathered by Brockington & Associates Inc., in connection with Sottile & Sottile Urban Preservation, Analysis & Design, Hunter Maclean, and the City of Savannah's Citizen Office, Tourism & Film Services, and Public Information Office departments, for the production of a documentary about the history of Savannah's Ellis Square and vicinity. The materials gathered focus on the evolution and function of Ellis Square as a "City Market" into a parking garage, and then the present day open green space.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/gsg_esoh

Language
eng

Holding Institution
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

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