Fall Community Conversation: "Winning Ideas for Victory Drive

Victory Drive occupies a unique place in both in the history and geography of Savannah. Originally known as Estill Avenue, the important east-west corridor today is both a city street and a U.S. highway, and has been the subject of studies and proposals over the years to balance its roles as both a neighborhood street lined with architecturally significant structures and a major thoroughfare from the west side of Savannah to Tybee Island.

Massie Heritage Center invites you to a panel discussion with three citizens who have been involved with ongoing discussions about the future Victory Drive. Panelists include:


• City of Savannah District Four Alderman Nick Palumbo
• Congress for the New Urbanism Director of Engagement, Brent Buice
• Heathy Savannah Director, Armand Turner
• SCCPSS District 1 representative, Denise Grabowski
The discussion will be moderated by Dr. John R. Bennett, assistant professor of public administration in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs at Savannah State University.

About the Community Conversation Series: Friends of Massie organizes the Community Conversations Series to encourage discussion of Savannah’s built environment and how it impacts residents today in the future. The 2025-26 series will focus on the continual evolution of Savannah neighborhoods over time. In addition to Winning Ideas for Victory Drive, additional installments of the series include “Focus on Forsyth: Discussing the history, current state, and future of Savannah's most famous public space” (Dec. 4) and “Neighborhoods Understood: Examining how Savannah neighborhoods have evolved over time and planning for what's next” (Feb. 20, 2026).

About The Friends of Massie: FOM is a support group for the Massie Heritage Center, the first public school in Georgia. It is now a museum and community resource center.

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