Workers in Eastern Savannah
After WWII, workers found themselves seeking employment in Savannah’s coastal economy.
Women in War Part 1
Women in War Part 2
Savannah women, like those in the remainder of the nation, experienced the war in a new fashion — as a part of the war effort. Women occupied a series of positions at Southeastern Shipyard ranging from welding to chauffer’s postions. Positions paid well, but pay was not comparable to that of the male workers.
Wartime Communities
Transplants to Savannah
Transplants that arrived at the World War II’s start remained at its end, creating communities that remain until this day.
The Corner Store
Corner Stores provided a vital function before the advent of surburbia and the massive conglomerate store. Here, residents of the East Savannah Neighborhood discuss a particular business that connected and bound the community together.
Savannah Importance in the War
LePageville’s Origins
LePageville was an African American workers enclave. Started in 1892 by Robert LePage, it was a novel solution to a need for housing in close proximity to the wharf and workers.
LePageville’s Origins Part 2
LePageville was an African American workers enclave. Started in 1892 by Robert LePage, it was a novel solution to a need for housing in close proximity to the wharf and workers
LePageville’s End
LePageville was built to the construction standards of the 1890s. What had adequate at that time was wholly insufficient by the standards of the 1960s. Cheap rents kept residents that lived in penury, largely, fixed in this community where it was common to dismantle abandoned houses for firewood.
LePageville Baptist Church
Former residents of LePageville recount how the church bound the church together by considering the act of baptism.
East Savannah Neighborhood
Viewing the urban landscape that exists today makes it particularly difficult to believe that the area known as East Savannah had a more pacific, pastoral iteration. Residents recount how they grew up in a space that was so verdant and peaceful that it seemed at once a part of the country and the city.
African Americans at Defense Plants
Southeastern Shipyard workers could expect differential treatment depending on their ethnicity.
