Athens - Georgia - Downtown Drive
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2020
- Lunch hour drive around the city of Athens in Northeast Georgia.
Filmed: June 2020
Athens by the Numbers (2010 Census):
City Population: 115,452
City Area: 118.2 sq mi
Metro Population (Athens-Clarke County, GA): 192,541
CSA Population (Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA-AL): 6,054,858
From Wikipedia:
Athens, officially Athens-Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of downtown Atlanta. The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public university and an R1 research institution, is in Athens and contributed to its initial growth. In 1991, after a vote the preceding year, the original City of Athens abandoned its charter to form a unified government with Clarke County, referred to jointly as Athens-Clarke County. As of 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau's estimated population of the consolidated city-county (all of Clarke County except Winterville and a portion of Bogart) was 126,913; the entire county including Winterville and Bogart had a population of 127,064. Athens is the sixth-largest city in Georgia, and the principal city of the Athens metropolitan area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 209,271, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Metropolitan Athens is a component of the larger Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area, a trading area.
The city is dominated by a pervasive college town culture and music scene centered in downtown Athens, next to the University of Georgia's North Campus. Major music acts associated with Athens include numerous alternative rock bands such as R.E.M., the B-52's, Widespread Panic, Drive-By Truckers and Neutral Milk Hotel. The city is also known as a recording site for such groups as the Atlanta-based Indigo Girls. The 2020 book, Cool Town: How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture, describes Athens as the model of the indie culture of the 1980s.
The University of Georgia (UGA), the state's flagship public research university, is the oldest and 2nd largest institution of higher learning in Georgia. Founded in 1785, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States.
Points of interest:
- Formal garden at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia
One of the remaining two double-barreled cannons produced during the American Civil War is here.
- The "Tree That Owns Itself", which is now an offspring of the original tree
- The Georgia Museum of Art, the official state museum of art, at the University of Georgia
- The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia
- The University of Georgia Campus & Arboretum
- St. Mary's Steeple, home of the First R.E.M. show and site for newly founded renovation.
- The Globe bar was voted by Esquire magazine as the third top bar in America in 2007.
Founded in 1955, Allen's is Athens' oldest bar and grill despite closing in 2004, re-opening in 2007, and closing again in November 2011.
- Sandy Creek Park.
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I lived in Athens from 1999-2002. I was a musician and played all over those streets. It was cool seeing where the tent for the Human Rights Festival was, seeing the Georgia Theatre, and seeing the streets I used to walk with my horn on the way to and from gigs. Athens is a unique place that holds a special place in my heart. Loved the video! RIP Carl S., I will never forget you!
I still like here I was born here too
Greetings from Athens of Greece , the real ancient , and modern glorious city , of history !!!
I’m from Los Angeles CA but lived in Athens for a few months and I can honestly say it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. Night life in downtown is like being in downtown LA, food was always good, and the people there were always nice even the gang bangers from the other side of town were nice people lol I’ll definitely be back some day
I grew up in Athens in the 1950s until age 10 when my family moved to New York State. My father was a professor at the University of Georgia. We had an old farmhouse at 710 Oglethorpe Avenue, which is now a laundromat or a convenience store. I moved back to Athens for a year in 1985, but did not like the humidity during the summer months. So, I packed up and moved to Mendocino County, California, which is now burning down. Every place has its own problems. Athens is a great town.
i was born and raised in and around Athens, I’ve always loved downtown Athens, it’s cool that other people from other places can watch this 😊
same but now i’m in atlanta i miss athens 😞
I live in south Ga. Used to travel up to Athens in the late 1990s and early 2000s to see bands play at the 40 Watt. Still thinking about moving there someday.
Beautiful drive around Athens. You consistantly produce great videos of America's roadways. I'm looking forward to the next one.
Thank you very much! More coming.
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Thanks so much Mike. I should have moved to Athens in 2017. Everyone that I have met that lives there or has been there loves it. I made a mistake.. I moved to another larger city in another state and I hate it. Your video may have changed my life. I think i was led to your videos for a reason….. to show me that I should move there. After all, shouldn’t this girl of Greek Heritage live in Athens ? 😊
I intend to watch many more of your videos to just see what cities I will never visit look like and to reminisce about the cities I lived in….. DC, northern Va., Maryland and Florida…. What fun…. I cannot wait to watch your videos. They are the perfect videos to watch to find where you want to live too. More people should be aware of them. Next time I will take a Dramamine first. I got car sick as you were driving through and around the turns in the Rome, Ga video. 😅 Rome is a lovely town too ….. stay safe on the road.
Thanks. Really appreciate the support. Many more videos coming. I agree, Athens sounds perfect for one of Greek descent 😁
Athens sure is a cool little town. Having friends who have gone off to UGA definitely a place I should visit sometime!
Oh yeah it's a pretty nice town. Probably much more lively around the downtown during normal times.
Little town? Great place?
Really missed this place so much.. was here for two weeks in 2017 if I'm not mistaken.. very nice people too..
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Hi, i have a cyber friend who lives there and until recently the only Athens i knew of was in Greece. Nice place though.
All the best from Scotland.
2:51 - My Favorite coffee placce - JITTERY JOES
jason holder is riding with cowboy mileage mike in his pink cadillac.
That's where I live now! ❤❤
The Hyatt looks new. I haven't been to Athfest since 2016.
I'm from Athens
Did this today. From here but live elsewhere. Very nice video.
Awesome! Thank you!
Fun Fact: Athens, GA lies more in the south than Athens, Greece
Athens boii born and raised I might make my money out of town but home is where the heart is
I was also born and raise in athens ❤️ it is the best place to live
I'm trying to figure out if this is a good winter retreat from Minnesota.
if you like football :-P UGA
If you do not like snow then come here it rarely ever snows.
Come one! Come all! We just got more bars and three new package stores and drunk driving is up in Sept.
1994년에 1년간 거주했어요. 세월이 많이 흘러 변했겠지만 그래도 반갑네요.
The Boulevard historic district is close to where you were. It's worth looking at all the antibellem homes.
Might be making a newer Athens video in the near future. I'll definitely check it out.
It would really help if you identified the buildings that you were going by.
My hometown
there way more to Athens than just right in down town .
God i miss living here
It kind of reminds me of the town where I currently reside except there is more money here due to it being the home of the corporate offices of some of the biggest companies in the country and it's the birthplace of Walmart. I'm a drifter that lives and works in different cities and towns. I like to keep it interesting. I heard somebody talking about Athens so I thought that I would give it a look.
Car disappears at 3:31 ughh
It would be nice if u could narrate where u are in Athens bc I’m looking forward to
Moving there & i do not know a lot about the city.🥴
Thanks for sharing though.
Cidade linda
When the students get back downtown is nothing but drunks. Smells like one gigantic porta potty!!
Sounds exciting
Agree. And they just built three new package stores! Good place to send your kid to grow up to be a drunk. Great job leaders of Athens! Sounds like we new another hospital.
3:30 Ghost car!
That bravo,remember Greek names.
Is The Grill gone? replaced by horrible Chic Fillet?
ROCKEM DAWGS.
you need HD cam. wide angle lens maybe. and narrate a little...tell us what you know and where we are. subs that give street names are helpful. thanks. i am seriously considering moving here after this vid...i thought athens was a run-down town based on youtube vids.
we are cruising in athens georgia. say iam wrapping my python boots around jason holder seatbelt tight.
say jason holder your my prisoner forever.
home of R.E.M. :)
Dont forget about the legendary B52s
@@chrisjones3587 Yes sir! 🎶 🎵
Could the reason be that Athens is a shiny happy town that gives us shiny happy people :D
I'm for Elbeton ga 45 m
Athens, where you'll pay a cover to hear music, but the musician is playing for free and "exposure". Don't fall for it kids....
Can u drive in the nice areas it look old not like a booming college town like Austin, tx
I’m from Athens but I would have hype if you would show the south side ps I hate downtown Bc all them frat ppl be in my way
That Chik fil A on College and Broad is like a scar to me.
Another liberal triggered by Chick-fil-a. You people are full of hate and misery. Good fast food and service, get over yourself.
Traffic on the Road.
What
Yas! You pasted where my friend lives!
say jason holder my python boots are holding to you never let you go.
say we are getting back on the freeway.
I never saw a 7-Eleven, a McDonald's not even a gas station. I think after two days there, I would jump off of a building.
😂
Thats because he was downtown. Its mostly bars, restaurants, apartments, and UGA buildings. The rest of Athens has anything you could want.
And people have. There is a dark side to this town.
You should not judge someone else's town by your own opinion
Rent went up in 300 on what you already paid. So if you pay 1200 it now 1500 for some people if you know what I mean. Jobs not paying to keep up. If you rent they are making you move because they are selling everything. Athens not so good now. A lot of homeless people. Tell the truth
where are the human beings??? There is no one outside! ???
Georgia was pretty locked down around the time I filmed this one.
It was summer. The students are gone and the locals can enjoy the quiet for a while.
Ya more beautiful than California, that’s for sure🤣 charleston downtown way way more beautiful than Athen downtown from this vid
Great place to send your child to UGA to grow up to be a drunk! And we just got more bars and three new package stores! Who runs this town? Why do they call it the Classic city? I am lost. Buy a dash cam folks. Town full of bad drivers.