It's been about a year since the Kennedy Pharmacy reopened as a meeting and reception space for the Historic Savannah Foundation. In addition, the upstairs is a rented apartment. The restoration was spearheaded by preservationist Jim Abraham. Jim is a dear friend and I would occasionally walk over to check out the progress that he and his team of students had achieved. It's a great place, with plenty of stories to tell.
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Old "billboard" for antimigraine medicine
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The main floor still has original marble aisle and wooden floors. Light fixtures are electric but made to look like gas lamps.
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| Floor detail |
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| Upstairs hall lamp |
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| Students stripped and sanded years of paint off of this mantlepiece |
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| A corner of the planter was left exposed to show the original work |
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| Transom windows share light throughout all the rooms |
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| Upper hall, before it was entirely finished |
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| Preservationist Jim Abraham |
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