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I have fond memories of this small city, there are tons of places I'd frequent that I'm sure are still there... The last year I was in Savannah was the late 1990's and early 2000's. but some of the shops and weekly fixtures... I dunno if they're still there, or if they're the same... Does any of this sound familiar? is it still around?
- The much vaunted "SCAD Library" on Broughton (I think it was Broughton) downtown was JUST finished, after 5 years of promises and building delays...even after the Library was open, it was BARELY populated with books. A very pretty building, but hardly useful as a library... Has this improved over time? is this worth going to?
- Also on Broughton (pretty sure it was Broughton) was one of my favorite Restaurants "Headays" a great Japanese Stir-fry place that made killer yakisoba... I think I alone could have kept them in business while I lived there...
- In City Market, there was a GREAT Pizza place with a pretty-lame name "Vinny Van Go-Go's". They made a pizza that satisfied many a picky new yorker.
- Also in City Market (just outside city market), was this AWESOME Junk store. it had so much weird stuff (and junk but it ws stuff that could easily be cleaned up and used again) I think it was called Universal Trade or something like that...
- On Oglethorpe, a block away from Oglethorpe house (home of the 80's Cartoon Night) was the quaint Paper Moon cafe.
- On either Barnard or Whitaker, was Planet 3... a great place for underground comics, zines, CDs, posters, stickers... all your counterculture needs...
- on Liberty, two great stops: there was a little Coffee place (can't remember the name) right next door to "Home Run Video" which had a very good foreign/art film section, AND it was a place that a comic store (elsewhere incity) would take their surplus comics. not a "comic book store" per-se, but in essense a great mix of Video-store and comic book Quarter bin.
- Elsewhere, roaming around the city (I most often saw him in the main park) was the "Love it, Peanut" guy. He rode a bike with big baskets, and he'd sell bags of peanuts to people. and his sign, it was the best. a handpainted sign, which listed his prices and emblazoned on the top was "LOVE IT, PEANUT"
- the only worthwhile places to go Southside were the necessary evils of the mall and lower-priced grocery stores... but there were a few important stops... namely the comic book stores. The one I went to was "The Comic Box" simply because it was the easiest to get to by bus at the time. (it was run by a guy who was kind of... nay, not kind of... really a prick. but it had a good selection). There were two other comic stores... I've only gone there once or twice because they were harder to get to.
- The much vaunted "SCAD Library" on Broughton (I think it was Broughton) downtown was JUST finished, after 5 years of promises and building delays...even after the Library was open, it was BARELY populated with books. A very pretty building, but hardly useful as a library... Has this improved over time? is this worth going to?
- Also on Broughton (pretty sure it was Broughton) was one of my favorite Restaurants "Headays" a great Japanese Stir-fry place that made killer yakisoba... I think I alone could have kept them in business while I lived there...
- In City Market, there was a GREAT Pizza place with a pretty-lame name "Vinny Van Go-Go's". They made a pizza that satisfied many a picky new yorker.
- Also in City Market (just outside city market), was this AWESOME Junk store. it had so much weird stuff (and junk but it ws stuff that could easily be cleaned up and used again) I think it was called Universal Trade or something like that...
- On Oglethorpe, a block away from Oglethorpe house (home of the 80's Cartoon Night) was the quaint Paper Moon cafe.
- On either Barnard or Whitaker, was Planet 3... a great place for underground comics, zines, CDs, posters, stickers... all your counterculture needs...
- on Liberty, two great stops: there was a little Coffee place (can't remember the name) right next door to "Home Run Video" which had a very good foreign/art film section, AND it was a place that a comic store (elsewhere incity) would take their surplus comics. not a "comic book store" per-se, but in essense a great mix of Video-store and comic book Quarter bin.
- Elsewhere, roaming around the city (I most often saw him in the main park) was the "Love it, Peanut" guy. He rode a bike with big baskets, and he'd sell bags of peanuts to people. and his sign, it was the best. a handpainted sign, which listed his prices and emblazoned on the top was "LOVE IT, PEANUT"
- the only worthwhile places to go Southside were the necessary evils of the mall and lower-priced grocery stores... but there were a few important stops... namely the comic book stores. The one I went to was "The Comic Box" simply because it was the easiest to get to by bus at the time. (it was run by a guy who was kind of... nay, not kind of... really a prick. but it had a good selection). There were two other comic stores... I've only gone there once or twice because they were harder to get to.
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Permalink Reply by TaioraDomino (formerly PKDomino) on -
Not really sure what's still there (I've only checked the place out for two days) but I'll definitely go check these places out, especially the comic shops.
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Permalink Reply by -n8 on -
Taiora: Are you visiting/touring the school/city, or are you in the middle of classes? If you're just checking the area out, that'd be cool; you'll have more time to scout around and get a feel for the place.
Re: the comic shops: I dunno if they're still there, but there's gotta be at least one around there. If all the shops are still there, and if the same staff is there, I'd highly suggest AVOIDING the Comic Box as a regular stop and patronizing either of the other shops. the guy at the comic box was a bit if a dick.
Also: don't just go by my reccomendations (half of them might be gone or out of business nowadays...) There's also tons of little places I didn't discover until Senior year. Tons of places I've only been to less than a handful of times, so I can't remember what they are. There's awesome food down there, made in lots of independant places. Just gotta sniff them out.
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Permalink Reply by TaioraDomino (formerly PKDomino) on
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Um, well I'll be in class once I go down there in the fall.
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Permalink Reply by -n8 on
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Ah, gotcha. Sorry, I misunderstood your previous post. You wrote "I've only checked the place out for two days" and assumed that you were already in Savannah checking the place out, and you were in your 2nd day.
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Permalink Reply by TaioraDomino (formerly PKDomino) on
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Ooooh, ok. I can see where that could've caused some confusion. Sorry 'bout that.
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Permalink Reply by Fish on -
-n8, you're freaking amazing. I cannot stress how helpful and incredible it was for you to post something like this. Now I'm even more excited for school to start!
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Permalink Reply by -n8 on
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Don't thank me yet, man. Like I said, I haven't been there for almost nine or ten years, half these places might not be around anymore...
When you guys start your first year there, you freshmen and us alumni gotta compare notes about the town. I'm curious to see how things have changed.
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Permalink Reply by -n8 on
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I freaking loved Vinny's. I ordered from there all the time (probably a little too frequently, they started recognizing my voice over the phone).
In general, that was a great town for food. My rule of thumb was "don't eat at the nation-wide chains and you'll have a good meal" and that served me well in Savannah. Everytime I ate at a fast food place or cookie-cutter "bar & grill" I got ill. Every time I ate at an independant place, I freaking loved it.
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