Conference Site

Re:Purpose Savannah
2302 East Gwinnett Street
Savannah, GA, 31404

Re:Purpose Savannah is a women+ led 501(c)3 nonprofit establishing a sustainable future through the deconstruction, salvage, and reuse of historic buildings.

Their focus is to:

• Advocate, educate, and provide a climate-conscious alternative to conventional demolition that mitigates environmental and public health impacts
• Connect best practices for structural removal with historic preservation, emphasizing research and documentation to preserve the diverse histories in our community
• Train women+, including women-identified, trans, non-binary, and other underrepresented people, for careers in construction

Parking

32°03'07.2"N 81°03'01.1"W
Far east end of Louisiana Avenue
Back entrance to Pegasus Riding Academy

Re:Purpose Savannah is a former lumber yard situated in a residential area. We want to limit street parking as much as possible to mitigate the traffic congestion in the neighborhood and any access problems for residents to get in and out of their homes. It has caused problems in the past at this venue and we want to be neighborly.

Due to this, we obtained off-site parking nearby at The Old Dairy Farm, and specifically, Pegasus Riding Academy. This is a non-profit therapeutic horseback riding academy that provides equine assisted activities for individuals in Savannah with physical, mental or emotional disabilities. I have been volunteering with them for years, and they kindly opened up the pasture for IPTW attendees to park on Thursday and Friday. That being stated, it is an active horse stable that comes with some important guidelines:

• You are welcome to say hello to the horses in their stalls but please do not feed the horses.
• It is an active pasture with horses with active digestive systems. Watch where you step.
• Fire ants love the pasture. Watch where you step.
• Please help make sure that the access gate is shut and dummy locked in the event horses escape from their stalls (not frequent but not uncommon).

Pub Crawl

There are several parking garages in the vicinity of Reynolds Square, and some street parking if you get lucky. Crawl will begin at Printmaker's Inn at 6pm, and curl around to O'Connell's Pub, winding over to Treylor Park, meandering across to Abe's on Lincoln, and finally stumbling to Savannah Taphouse.

Printmaker’s Inn
29 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401

Come on down to this 1912 building and try some Preservationist Pils, brewed special for the IPTW Pub Crawl! take a tour of the beautiful Preservation and Restoration that has been undertaken recently in the house by Pete and mingle on the patio.

O’Connell’s
42 Drayton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Run by preservationists, and slinging Irish ales and whiskeys, need we say more?

Treylor Park
115 E Bay St, Savannah, GA 31401

Vintage-chic space with outdoor seating offering creative Southern comfort eats, cocktails, and beer. Very welcoming and cool.

Abe's On Lincoln
17 Lincoln St, Savannah, GA 31401

Four Score and Seven Beers Ago… A classic divey party bar plastered with many a visitor's depiction of “Bar Nap Abe”

Savannah Taphouse
125 Broughton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Classic Sports Bar/Pub with notable brisket an other chef-created fare, tons of taps, and a boisterous atmosphere.

Other Notable Spots:

The Original Pinkie Masters
318 Drayton St, Savannah, GA 31401

Love PBR? Than this is the place for you! Old fashioned Jukebox with lotsa rock’n’roll, and hipsters to make you feel just alienated enough to feel at home.

Starland Yard Food Truck Park
2411 DeSoto Avenue, Savannah, GA, 31401

A wonderland of various styles of food served from food trucks, and a large bar full of any beverage you can imagine.