Welcome to the Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Web Site. The Olin Heights Neighborhood Association, located in Savannah, GA, is a non-profit community organization founded in 2003 by the Olin Heights area residents and businesses loosely bounded by 54th Street on the north to 60th Street Lane on the south, and by Waters Avenue on the east to Bull Street on the west. We also have members in Gould and Ardmore.
The Olin Heights Neighborhood Association strives to address quality of life issues, maintain property values, influence important issues that affect our neighborhood, and educate neighbors concerning crime awareness. Our organization has an active and effective Neighborhood Watch Program.
The 2011 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association / National Night Out Picnic at Hull Park Pavilion, Tuesday, August 2, 2011, was a big success!!!
2011 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 08/02/11
2010 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 08/03/10
2009 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 08/04/09
2008 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 08/05/08
2007 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 08/07/07
2006 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 08/01/06
Olin Heights President Interviewed (August 2005) for "Crimestoppers: Focus"
2004 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association National Night Out at Daffin Park 08/3/04
2004 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 07/31/04
2003 Olin Heights Neighborhood Association Picnic / National Night Out 07/19/03Old maps dating back to the Civil War and before, referenced the general area of our neighborhood as an impenetrable swamp.
According to the Savannah Morning News, February 25, 1940, the City Council approves 4 new subdivisions, one being Lee-Olin Heights. Named for the developing partners, W. Lee Thompson and Olin F. Fulmer, Lee-Olin Heights was described by the November 19, 1941, Savannah Evening Press, as the extreme Southeastern part of the city. A streetcar track ran through the area, but after 1945, all streetcars ceased to operate in the city. The original boundaries were 54th Street to the North, 60th Street to the South, Waters Ave. to the East, and Atlantic Ave. to the west. In 1950, the city commissioned a playground to be constructed in Hull Park.
- Diana Thibodaux, Research Historian
It all began in 2003, when Dana Boyd, a resident of the 400 Block of East 60th St., had two break-ins at her residence within a short period of time. The first break-in resulted in the loss of laptop computers. The second break-in resulted in the loss of several valuables and also her two pet birds. Mad as "Hades," Dana began an effort to form a "Neighborhood Watch" program to combat a growing crime problem in our neighborhood. With the assistance of Diana Thibodaux, Andy Blackburn, local officials, and numerous residents, our organization not only developed a very effective "Crime Watch Program," but we also have a very effective voice on issues concerning our neighborhood.