Athens, GA-   An Athens icon went down this morning, as the Georgia Theater burned down. With only the walls and marquee left, the smoke filled the Athens skyline all day and left many, many memories behind. With the likes of R.E.M, John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Corey Smith and countless other musical acts taking the stage over the years, the Theater was as much of an Athens tradition as any other venue in town. I can't begin to count the nights I personally spent the wee hours of a Sunday morning partying down after a Georgia football game.
As the saying goes, "It's great to be a Georgia Bulldog on a Saturday night.." And, if you've ever spent a night at the Georgia Theater listening to the Kinchafoonee Cowboys after a Georgia home game, then you know the true meaning of that!!!

***Please read below, from http://georgiatheatre.com/***

If you would like to donate memrobilia including pictures, thoughts, etc, then please mail to:

Friends of the Georgia Theatre
215 N Lumpkin St
Athens, GA 30601