40 Watt Club Nightclubs--Georgia--Athens Marquees--Georgia--Athens Music facilities--Georgia--Athens Buildings--Georgia--Athens Athens (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Neon lighting--Georgia--Athens Bars (Drinking establishments)--Georgia--Athens Persons--Georgia--Athens Photograph of the exterior of the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, at nighttime. Several people stand outside the entrance to the club, which is topped with a marquee. Neon lights line the windows to the left of the club entrance. The 40 Watt Club was established in 1978 in an Athens apartment lit only by a 40-watt light bulb. Now situated in its sixth location at 285 West Washington Street, the club has hosted such well-known Athens bands as R.E.M, the B-52's, and Widespread Panic. New Georgia Encyclopedia Color photographs http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-4451 http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-882 Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia Athens (Ga.) Clarke County (Ga.) Courtesy of Stephanie Gordon.