Why it matters
Liberty Square sits in Savannah's western ward, one of the original squares in Oglethorpe's plan. Its name reflects the Revolutionary era's language, and like many of Savannah's patriotically named squares, it is less about the name than about the spatial experience — a break in the grid, a room for the street, a pause in the block.
The western district's squares are less visited than those along Bull Street, which makes them more useful for experiencing what Savannah's grid actually does for the city rather than what it looks like in photographs.
The grid is not decoration. It is the city's argument for a different kind of urban life.