The story
Nine blocks of converted 19th-century cotton warehouses now housing galleries, restaurants, candy shops, and pubs along the Savannah River. The cobblestone streets are paved with ballast stones from 18th-century sailing ships. Transformed from a declining industrial waterfront in 1977.
Everything that was here
- 1977–present · still open
River Street Cotton Warehouseswarehouse
Nine blocks of converted 19th-century cotton warehouses now housing galleries, restaurants, candy shops, and pubs along the Savannah River. The cobblestone streets are paved with ballast stones from 18th-century…
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Cotton Warehouses & WharvesWarehouse / Shipping
These massive brick warehouses stored cotton bales awaiting shipment to textile mills in England and New England. At its peak, Savannah exported more cotton than any port in the world. The ballast stones from incoming…
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Connected places
Huey's on the River
River Street Sweets
U.S. Post Office
Savannah Cotton Exchange (Trading Floor)
Savannah Gas Light Company
Cotton Factors' Offices & Warehouses
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Nearby history
Moon River Brewing Company
Sapphire Grill
Savannah City Exchange
The Lady & Sons
Pulaski House Hotel
The Peacock Lounge
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