Bluff Drive is the most picturesque street in Savannah. Located on Isle of Hope, it is a narrow, winding road under the shadows of old live oaks. On one side you see antebellum homes and cottages with white picket fences and on the other, the Intracoastal Waterway (Skidaway River) dotted with the homeowners’ docks. This is a place where people visit on their front porches and go for evening walks to see the moon rise. Depending on the time of year you can listen to owls screeching, watch ospreys and eagles hunting or enjoy blooming camellias, confederate jasmine, tea olives and magnolias.
Tucked away behind Bluff Drive you can find two historic, quaint chapels: Our Lady of Good Hope on Rosenbrook Avenue (1876) seats 100 people. Mass is said the first Sunday of the month. The St. Thomas Chapel on St. Thomas Road (1923) is constructed of heart pine. The windows were poured in sheets, creating the old rippling effect. The Isle of Hope Methodist Church (1859) is on Parkersburg Road . During the Civil War the church pews served as sick beds for soldiers. When Sherman and his troops occupied Savannah, they used the church as a camp. A pair of live oaks and a pecan on Isle of Hope are featured on the Home page.
Don’t leave Isle of Hope without visiting Wormsloe, less than a mile from The Bluff. There you can see the famous Avenue of Oaks and the tabby ruins of the Wormsloe Plantation.