I noted with some irony the 'Flame of Freedom' memorial next to the Chatham County Jail. I thought Pulaski Square, with a more residential feel, was among the most picturesque. Spanish moss clung thickly to the trees. A dozen old Magnolias shielded me from the midday sun. Chatham Square's dominant building is Barnard Hall, renovated by the Savannah College of Art and Design .
Residents joke that the school owns half of the city's historical building.
The other half are owned by wealthy New Yorkers who moved here because of The Book. Now was as good a time as any to drop by Monterey Square, where the central character in The Book lived. Mercer House, the 1860s Italianate structure that served as a stage for the story, is a huge tourist draw. Every trolley stops along the way. In short, it's a madhouse.