Georgia Theatre
215 N. Lumpkin Street,
Athens,
GA
30601
215 N. Lumpkin Street,
Athens,
GA
30601
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The Georgia Theatre opened around 1940. It was still operating as a movie theatre in 1950.
In the early-1980’s it was known as the Carafe and Draft movie theater, with movies and occasional live music. After the Carafe and Draft movie theater closed, the theater sat empty for a few years. Around November of 1989 the Georgia Theatre re-opened as a live music venue.
Sadly, the Georgia Theatre was gutted by a fire on 19th June 2009. Work began almost immediately to rebuild the theatre within the existing original walls. It was reopened in August 2011.
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IN TODAY’S Augusta Chroncile,June 19 2010 there is artice about the work being done on the Georgia theatre in Athens.I am sure you can read it on line.wwwaugustachroncile.com
Nice looking theatre.
Here is an article in today’s Athens Banner-Herald:
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Yes,Sharples.this was on the AP,the Augusta Chroncile picked up the story and I saw it with a picture the Marquee in color.Thanks for getting this on.
In Augusta’s METRO SPIRIT there is a nice story on the progress of the GEORGIA,With Color pictures.Volume22 August 4 2011.Weekly. themetrospirit.com
In Augusta’s METRO SPIRIT there is a nice story on the progress of the GEORGIA,With Color pictures.Volume22 August 4 2011.Weekly. themetrospirit.com
Status should be changed to OPEN. Here’s an article on the restored theater:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/16/georgia.theatre.reopens/index.html?&hpt=hp_c2
memories of watching KING KONG on Christmas night about 1953 and later seeing Z, which i liked so much that i watched last 2 hours even though one contact lense popped out.I later took my religious aunt to see JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. I asked her how she liked it and she replied “unusual intrepretation”
nice comment Jack.Thank Goodness it was saved,Wish the Palace would have made it.
In the 90s, this was the closest Athens came to a cinema and drafthouse. I saw a Looney Tunes festival, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and “I Shot Andy Warhol” here. That mainly happened on Mondays-Wednesdays, and mostly during the summer.
Among the concerts I saw here were Mojo Nixon and They Might Be Giants.