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Ardsley Park homes

Ardsley Park, one of Savannah's most popular neighborhoods began around 1910 with the advent of the automobile becoming Savannah's first suburb.

 Just a ten minute drive from the downtown Historic District, Ardsley Park - Chatham Crescent was added in 1985 to the Register of Historic Places. The design is similar to that of the Historic District which was planned by Savannah's founder General James Edward Oglethorpe, laid out on a grid of landscaped parks and squares.  Most of the homes were built in the first half of the 20th century and are a mixture of large two story homes and smaller "bungalows". Savannah's first suburb, laid out in 1911, is a mixture of prestigious four and five bedroom mansions and quaint, craftsman style bunglalows situated on tree lined streets.

 The borders of Ardsley Park seem to be an ongoing debate. Because of the enormous popularity of the neighborhood it's not uncommon for people to debate what's "true Ardsley Park" and what's "Ardsley Park adjacent". I understand the original boundaries were Victory Drive to the north( originally called Estill Avenue) to 55th St. to the south and Bull St. to the west and Habersham St. to the east but today the eastern boundary is mostly considered to be all the way to Waters Ave.  
 Ardsley Park has become one of the city's hottest neighborhoods and real estate prices typically range from about $200,000 to $350,000 for to up to a million and beyond for very large homes. Located about 10 minutes from both the southside business areas and shopping and the downtown Historic District helps make Ardsley Park a convenient neighborhood. Only a 20 minute drive to Wilmington and Whitemarsh Islands and a 30 minute trip to the beach. At the edge of Ardsley Park you'll find one of Savannah's largest and most popular parks, Daffin Park.  Ardsley Park is a true walking neighborhood with sidewalks, lush lawns with mature trees and scattered with beautiful parks.  Great for pet lovers.... there are an abundance of places to walk your dogs.

 For many Savannah residents Ardsley Park is the only place they would call home! If you have an appreciation for older homes with lots of character then Ardsley Park is a neighborhood you'll want to explore.  Savannah, Georgia was named one of America's prettiest towns.

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Parkside Neighborhood at Daffin Park in Savannah Georgia

The Parkside neighborhood, literally named because the community borders Daffin Park along Washington Avenue, one of the most beautiful and desirable streets in Savannah with majestic oak trees draped with Spanish moss. The Parkside area runs west to east from Waters Avenue to Bee Road and from Washington Avenue to around 52nd St from north to south.

 

 You'll find a variety of early to mid 20th century homes including Arts and Crafts style bungalows and 1950s brick. Home prices currently range from about the low to high 100s depending on the size, modern upgrades and of course the proximity to the park.

 

Savannah is fortunate to have some really great parks.  In the downtown Victorian District Forsyth Park is the place to be but if you live in Ardsley Park, Baldwin Park, Gordonston or the Parkside neighborhoods then you'll probably be spending a lot more time in Daffin Park. 

Daffin Park is always full of activity but is so large that it rarely seems crowded at about 80 acres. There's soccer fields, football, baseball, volleyball, a well equipped children's playground, basketball courts, swimming, fishing, miles of sidewalks for running, a beautiful stocked pond with a lovely gazebo in the center and a fountain. The gazebo can be rented out for parties and most weekends you'll see families and friends having a cookout or tailgating.

 

 A really great place to walk dogs, pets are very welcome, on leash of course, however, there are plans to have a true, fenced in, off lease dog park completed in Daffin Park by the end of October, 2011! The center of the park features a grass promenade that runs the length of the park amid huge oaks with limbs stretching out and forming a shaded moss canopy. At the east in of the park is Grayson Stadium, home to our local baseball team, The Savannah Sand Gnats.

 

If you enjoy spending time outdoors in Savannah's great weather, taking advantage of what Daffin Park has to offer then you'll want to check out this great park side community.

 

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New Target opens in Savannah. Big boost for the east side and the Islands!

It's about time!  Finally, the Victory Square shopping center is now complete with the grand opening of the new Target and Staples as well as the Victory Square multiplex movie theater, finishing off the revitalization that was begun  about 2 years ago by Home Depot.  

Now residents of Ardsley Park, Gordonston, Park Side area at Daffin Park, Baldwin Park, the Victorian and Historic districts and especially Wilmington & Tybee Islands have a short drive for shopping instead of trekking all the way out to the Savannah Mall on the south side of town.

As a Gordonston resident I can be there in less than 5 minutes.  This should be a big boost for the already begun growth of the east side of town and great for the local economy.