Classic Center
The Classic Center is a convention center in Athens, Georgia, United States. It was opened in 1995. Located within is Akins Ford Arena at The Classic Center, a large event hall that also serves as a 2,000-seat arena.Photo: Lieutenantloon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Event venue
- Description: convention center and performing arts center in Athens, Georgia, USA
- Also known as: “The Classic Center”
- Address: 300 North Thomas Street, Athens, GA 30601
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akins Ford Arena and Georgia Theatre.
Akins Ford Arena
Stadium
Akins Ford Arena is an indoor arena in Athens, Georgia. It is part of The Classic Center campus and is intended as an upgrade to the Classic Center Grand Ballroom, which had been configured as a 2,000-seat arena. Akins Ford Arena is situated 560 feet northeast of Classic Center.
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 1,600 feet southwest of Classic Center.
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 3,600 feet southwest of Classic Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Five Points.
Athens
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.
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. Five Points is situated 1½ miles southwest of Classic Center.
Normaltown
Neighborhood
Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896. Normaltown is situated 1½ miles west of Classic Center.
Classic Center
- Categories: convention center, performing arts center, and building
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.96051° or 33° 57′ 38″ northLongitude
-83.37264° or 83° 22′ 22″ westOpen location code
865RXJ6G+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 242751418OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=events_venueOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q60740670
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