Atlantic Greyhound Bus Terminal Explained

Atlantic Greyhound Bus Terminal
Coordinates:32.0798°N -81.0976°W
Built:1938
Added:December 13, 2016
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:16000837[1]

The Atlantic Greyhound Bus Terminal, at 109 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Savannah, Georgia was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

It was designed by architect George D. Brown in Streamline Moderne style.[2] It was opened in 1938 and operated until 1965. It made intercity bus travel possible for residents of Savannah.[3] [4]

John Marisano bought the building and since 2018 it houses The Grey Bar & Restaurant.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlantic Greyhound Bus Terminal. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Atlantic Greyhound Bus Terminal . National Park Service. Lynn Speno . October 2016 . April 9, 2018. With photos.
  3. News: Catanese . Robert . Atlantic Greyhound Bus terminal notching historic nomination . 28 August 2021 . WTGS . 12 December 2016.
  4. News: Savannah's old Greyhound terminal could soon earn a place in history . 28 August 2021 . Savannah Morning News . en.
  5. Web site: Proposed nomination form . 2018-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034132/http://www.georgiashpo.org/sites/uploads/hpd/imagefield_default_images/Atlantic%20Greyhound%20Bus%20Terminal%20Summary.pdf . 2017-02-02 . usurped .
  6. Web site: Press release . 2018-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170718225917/http://georgiashpo.org/AtlanticGreyhound_NationalRegister . 2017-07-18 . usurped .