The new SoWo.
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So, Got a little visuals to help out.
So, red circles are no go areas due to lets say the "type of residents" in the area, the red square is the greater downtown area which is about 2.5 square miles (all very walkable) I can't count how many times I walked from Congress street to the top of Forsyth Park drunk as a skunk, especially if you walk up bull street and through the park. The park does close at 11 so I tend not to enter there on foot after then. You can bike that distance in 5 minutes, especially at night. Oglethorpe Ave takes you to the bridge and ultimately to the show grounds.
Obviously the green circles are all good to go, parkside houses quite a bit of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) upperclassmen and the Historic District is where the old style Victorian Homes are usually owned by the wealthier class of Savannah. As far as quality of roads go, try to avoid most of the squares as a majority of those are original cobblestone roads from the first time the roads were paved(early 1900's for most of them). Drayton Street/Whitaker street are pretty safe, all though the road has quite the crest in the middle so if you're in one lane, stick to it because if you cross over, you will "ski" (if you're more than 3" lowered) as I've learned to call it and your wheels will almost come off the ground on both sides. Had this happened in my beetle one time and I had a hell of a time getting it un-stuck. Abercorn street all the way down isn't too bad. I believe those have been paved over and there arent cobble stones around those squares. Abercorn is the main passage to the newer side of town (southside Savannah) where there's many more hotels, malls, businesses and normal living houses with some acreage.
Oh yeah, you can drink on the streets if its in a clear plastic cup. To-go beers are a thing and its amazing.
Edit: sorry guys the very bottom left smaller circle should be red, definitely red...
Since I'm the only one in here that went to scad, that's obviously directed at me, and I thought I should explain that I wasn't discouraging people at all. If you look back at my posts you'll see that I was telling people that I do think savannah can handle this show and do a good job of it.As always we work very hard to put on all of our events. I simply ask that you give the event a chance before you begin to bash it. Ok so you lived there years ago, you went to school at SCAD, or don't foresee a large event of this size working. That's fine. But please don't continue to discourage others from attending.