Bull Street Improvement Project records, 1897-2005

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Bull Street Improvement Project records, 1897-2005

Bull Street Improvement Project records, 1897-2005

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This collection consists primarily of the records of the Bull Street Improvement Project, which started in 1991 and officially ended in 1996. Also included are records of project extensions involving areas tangential to the immediate parameters covered by the Bull Street project, which were the "Old" County Courthouse, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Nations Bank and the Bay Street at City Hall project. Included as Series 2 are the records of a secondary, complementary project to the Bull Street Improvement Project, the City Sign Improvement Project, which addressed all signage issues along the Bull Street corridor. Issues addressed by the Bull Street Improvement Project were tree planting; sidewalks, which included either brick or stone paving, curbing, handicap ramps, trench grate covers and tree well grates; street and square lighting; litter bins; parking meters, and the landscaping of tree lawns. Design and landscaping of the squares themselves was not a part of the Bull Street Improvement Project. Sidewalks within the squares were addressed only if they were concrete, in which case the concrete was replaced with brick or stone paving. Some design changes were proposed for Johnson Square but were not implemented. Signage elements addressed by the City Sign Improvement Project were street name signs, square name signs, and traffic control signs. Records of the beginning phases of the Savannah Streets and Squares Project, which was established during the latter phases of the Bull Street Improvement Project to address maintenance issues arising on Bull Street, are also included. Minimal records within the collection concerning streetscape issues and other projects not directly a part of the Bull Street Improvement Project, but addressed during and because of the Bull Street project include: street paving, classic 4-way traffic signals, general streetscape aesthetic concerns, street "furniture", the East Jones Street project (a City project), Liberty Square Restoration (a Leadership Savannah project), River Street and historic district signage, and a trash compactor screening fence for River Street. Records include correspondence, contracts, notes, drawings, maps, plans, financial materials, vendor files, photographs, slides, surveys, research files, agendas, meeting minutes, reports, and newsletters.

20 boxes, 66 oversize folders (12.2 cubic feet)

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