Wuxtry Records

Wuxtry Records is an independent record store in Athens, Georgia, that has operated since 1976. Its flagship shop is located at the corner of College Avenue and Clayton Street in downtown Athens, and is the oldest continuously operating record store in the state.

Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
Sunday: noon—6:00 PM
Type: Music store
Description: record store
Also known as: “Wuxtry”
Address: 197 East Clayton Street, Athens, GA 30601

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Georgia Theatre and Morton Theatre.

Georgia Theatre

Music venue

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Georgia Theatre is a live music venue and event space in Athens, Georgia. National and local acts across all genres have performed at the theatre, including rock, folk, country, indie, alternative, hip hop and electronic. Georgia Theatre is situated 480 feet west of Wuxtry Records.

Morton Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Morton Theatre, located in downtown Athens, Georgia, at 195 West Washington Street, is one of the first vaudeville theatres in the United States uniquely built, owned, and operated by an African-American businessman: Monroe Morton. Morton Theatre is situated 850 feet west of Wuxtry Records.

Tree That Owns Itself

Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.

The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. Tree That Owns Itself is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Wuxtry Records.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Dearing Street Historic District.

Athens

Photo: Rob, CC BY 2.0.

Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.

Dearing Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Patmcalex, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dearing Street Historic District is a neighborhood.

Five Points

Neighborhood

Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus.

Wuxtry Records

Categories: record shop and shop
Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.95864° or 33° 57′ 31″ north

Longitude

-83.37584° or 83° 22′ 33″ west

Open location code

865RXJ5F+FM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9686180202

OpenStreetMap feature

shop=music

Wikidata ID

Q62605605

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