The story
Named for longtime Savannah alderman John Rousakis, who championed the 1977 riverfront revitalization that transformed decaying industrial wharves into a public promenade. The plaza hosts festivals, concerts, and the famous First Saturday events. The cobblestone walkway along the river offers views of massive container ships passing just feet away.
Everything that was here
- 1977–present · still open
Rousakis Riverfront Plazapromenade
Named for longtime Savannah alderman John Rousakis, who championed the 1977 riverfront revitalization that transformed decaying industrial wharves into a public promenade. The plaza hosts festivals, concerts, and the…
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Savannah Riverfront WharvesPort / Shipping
For over two centuries, this stretch of riverfront was a working port — loading cotton, naval stores, rice, and later container cargo. Longshoremen, sailors, and merchants thronged the wharves that powered Savannah's…
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Connected places
Factors Walk
Savannah Cotton Exchange
River Street Cotton Warehouses
Huey's on the River
River Street Sweets
U.S. Post Office
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Nearby history
River Street Sweets
Factors Walk
Savannah City Exchange
Port of Savannah / Georgia Ports Authority
Pulaski House Hotel
Savannah Customs House
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