Prohibition‑Era Crime in Savannah’s Historic District (Part 2)

Prohibition‑Era Crime in Savannah’s Historic District (Part 2)

by | Aug 17, 2025 | Haunted Savannah, Historic District Stories, Organized Crime History, Prohibition Era, Savannah History, Savannah History & Culture, Strange Savannah Stories, True Crime, True Crime in Savannah, Visiting Savannah

 Notorious Cases and Violent Flashpoints The morning of August 16, 1923 opened like any other: gulls tilting over the river, a tug pushing low through the current, shop doors hauled up on their belts along Bay Street. Then men with quiet shoes began to move. At a desk...
Prohibition‑Era Crime in Savannah’s Historic District (Part 2)

Prohibition‑Era Crime in Savannah’s Historic District (Part 1)

by | Aug 13, 2025 | Haunted Savannah, Historic District Stories, Organized Crime History, Prohibition Era, Savannah History, True Crime

A Knock in the Salt Wind Night rises slow over the bluff. Cobblestones keep the day’s heat, lanterns sharpen the seams of brick, and the Savannah River breathes brine and tar. Far below Bay Street the water slips dark between pilings, hulls creak, and somewhere a tug...