Monday, April 29, 2013

Community Profile: Parkside, Savannah, GA

Parkside, Savannah, GA - Great Location

The nationally registered historic Parkside neighborhood, literally named because the community borders Daffin Park along Washington Avenue, is one of the more sought after districts in Savannah to live in. The Parkside neighborhood is bounded by Victory Dr., Waters Ave., Bee St. and 51st Street. From Parkside there is esay access to downtown Savannah, the Truman Parkway and Rt 80 out to Tybee Island. Parkside is also just a mile or so from Victory Square Shopping Center (Victory and Skidaway) which hosts Home Depot, Target, Stapels a movieplex, and numerous places to eat. Parkside is lined with majestic oak trees draped with Spanish moss and large sidewalks offering a short walk to Daffin Park.

Historic Daffin Park a Draw for Parkside Residents

Daffin Park was built as a formal Beaux Arts-style park with two circular nodes joined to the four corners by tree-lined diagonal roads. This beautiful Park has handicapped accessible facilities, baseball and soccer fields, basketball and tennis courts, playgrounds, swimming pool, picnic area, lake pavilion, a dog park and Grayson Stadium, home of the Sand Gnats minor-league baseball team. A large park that rarely seems crowded at a size of 80 acres.

Parkside Friendly Community

Parkside is a great neighborhood community to live in for instance; one year on Thanksgiving weekend “The Kids Block”, i.e. the 1200 block of 49th Street, held a street party/sit down dinner. A single table straddled the middle of the block, set for over 40 people. It’s the kind of neighborhood that take in each other’s FedEx packages, lend and borrow coffee and half–and–half. They even have their own Facebook page Parkside Neighborhood Association, Savannah, GA. In May they have their annual neighborhood Treasure Days Yard Sale. (This year on Friday May 17)


Charming Affordable Parkside Homes

The houses in Parkside are mostly one-and two-story brick-and-frame dwellings built between 1914 and 1947 and feature a variety of architectural styles that include Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Cape Cod, and English Vernacular Revival. Prices range from $140,000 to $225,000 depending on square footage and location. A sound real estate investment and great value for a family home. Search for homes in the Daffin Park/Parkside neighborhood here.

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