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The 40 Watt Club was the primary performance space for numerous "Athens bands", including Pylon, R.E.M., Love Tractor, Dreams So Real, Guadalcanal Diary, The Primates, Modern Skirts, and others. Its DIY ethos and informality were instrumental in the fostering of punk rock and a "scene" in Athens.
Princeton Conference Center: Princeton: New Jersey: 10,176 sq ft (945.4 m 2) 48,921 sq ft (4,544.9 m 2) Augusta Civic Center: Augusta: Maine: 24,576 sq ft (2,283.2 m 2) 48,829 sq ft (4,536.4 m 2) Ruby Community Center: Morgantown: West Virginia: 48,600 sq ft (4,520 m 2) Cragun's Resort Conference Center: Brainerd: Minnesota: 13,915 sq ft (1,292 ...
In 1987, the Civic Center Study Committee was created to determine the ideal public assembly facility for the Athens community. The committee determined that a facility with an 18,000 square-foot ballroom, 28,000 square-foot exhibit hall, and a 2,000-seat theatre was the best option.
The book, Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture published in 2020 surveys the indie culture of Athens in the 1980s [1] The Classic Center, located on Thomas Street on the eastern edge of the neighborhood, is a multi-purpose facility containing a performing arts center, convention space, and ...
The Downtown Athens Historic District is a historic area in the Downtown Athens neighborhood of Athens, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Its boundaries were revised twice, in 1984 and 2006, and additional documentation was filed in 2006.
In early 2022, an Athens construction syndicate proposed a mixed-use development for the site of the mall, which would include more than 1,000 residential apartments and almost 100,000 square feet (9,300 m 2) of new retail and restaurant space. [11]
The station, originally known as Convention Center, first opened for service on June 28, 2004, for the historic Charlotte Trolley and was located adjacent to the Charlotte Convention Center. Originally with one track active and one platform, it operating for little over 19 months, before closing on February 6, 2006.
Stegeman Coliseum, formerly known as Georgia Coliseum, is a 10,523-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia, United States. The arena opened in 1964 in honor of Herman Stegeman. It is home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs basketball and gymnastics teams.