Historical Marker

Georgia Theatre

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

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The Story

A 1935 movie house turned beloved live-music venue where R.E.M. and the B-52s played; gutted by fire in 2009, it was rebuilt and reopened in 2011.

About this site

Georgia Theatre is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9583, -83.3772 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Flight in Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Stoneman Raid, Commeration of the Golden Anniversary of a Classic Partnership, and Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9583, -83.3772 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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