| Savannah Renaissance Contributor(s): Adler, Lee (Author), Adler, Emma (Author), Williamson, J. Reid, JR. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0941711692 ISBN-13: 9780941711692 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2003 Annotation: "Lee and Emma Adler didn't just watch it happen, they helped make it happen. Happily for all of us, the product of their vision, dedication, tenacity and hard work is a city that is one of the world's greatest treasures." RICHARD MOE, President National Trust for Historic Preservation "Though synonymous with Savannah, the Alders' interests have known no boundaries. In a Texas town, a historic house stands because Lee visited and told them to save it. In Russia, the Adler name is found in the donor list at Pavlovsk Palace. Lee and Emma's preservation efforts are as extraordinary as the places thay helped save." ANTHONY C. WOOD, Founder New York Preservation Archive Project "This is an important book for everyone who values the historic character of their own environment and may face threat to the preservation of these places. It is especially important for young professionals...who are often isolated from the challenges such as Savannah faced..." ELIZABETH A. LYON Georgia State Historic Preservation Officer, retired "The Adlers story of the preservation movement in Savannah is to be treasured for its value as history and as a reminder of their significant accomplishments." JOHN W. REPS Professor Emeritus, Cornell University "Nudging, leading, prodding and financing, Lee and Emma Adler have worked steadily for forty years to save this historic city that they love and that all of us have come to love." ARTHUR P. ZIEGLER, Jr., President Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: 975.8 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 7.02" W x 10.36" (1.08 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Locality - Savannah, Georgia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the story of how one city and a handful of dedicated citizens turned a genteel antebellum city into one of America's greatest urban success stories. Having survived more than 260 years of wars, hurricanes, and the Great Depression, Savannah was a prime target for a more subtle and elusive enemy -- the threat of losing its identity as a result of poorly conceived civic projects that placed no emphasis on retention of the classical city plan and its component architectural elements. This account shows how a few citizens worked individually and in newly formed organisations to redefine what they viewed as inappropriate urban planning for their city. It is also a story of the early days of the historic preservation movement, when few people valued the worth of a city by its historic and ethnic neighbourhoods and the ability of these historic districts to create an urban environment that was economically viable. |