Athens, GA Quickly Losing Its 80s Landmarks
In sad news, the Lexington Herald-Leader is reporting that famous 80s landmarks like the “Love Shack” which inspired the B-52’s hit song of the same name, and the church where R.E.M. once lived are quickly weathering away.
Fire gutted a five-room cabin on the outskirts of town where the B-52s’ Kate Pierson once lived. The cabin is considered the inspiration for the group’s Top 40 hit Love Shack.
“The Church” — where R.E.M. lived, recorded and appeared in the 1986 documentary Athens, Ga.: Inside/Out — was torn down in 1990 to make way for condominiums. The steeple is all that remains of the old St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
Still, those devoted to preserving the town’s musical past remain optimistic.
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