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'{{Other uses|Allens (disambiguation){{!}}Allens|Allen}} {{more footnotes|date=September 2009}} '''Allen's''' (est. 1955) is a [[hamburger]] joint and [[nightclub]] originally in the [[Normaltown]] neighborhood of [[Athens, Georgia]], now located at the corner of Hawthorne and Oglethorpe Avenues. ==History== Allen's was opened by Allen Saine. Saine later sold the business to Athens businessman Billy Slaughter. Slaughter hired Danny Self to run the business and eventually sold it to Self while keeping the real estate. Allen's gots its "World Famous" nickname because of its proximity to the [[Navy Supply Corps School (Athens, Georgia)|Navy Supply School]]. The student officers frequented Allen's.<ref>[http://www.allensbarandgrill.com Allen's]</ref> They wear Allen's T-Shirts in ports all over the world. In 2002, Self died and Slaughter ended up with the business eventually closing it in 2004 and later demolishing the building. In 2007, two [[University of Georgia]] alumni (Mark Hammond and Hilt Moree, III) acquired the rights to Allen's from Slaughter and re-opened it in a new location with much of the original memorabilia, recipes, and live music. It is across the street from the Athens YMCA location but still on the edge of Normaltown. There are various framed memorabilia on the walls.<ref>[http://www.allensbarandgrill.com Allen's World Famous Hamburgers Website]</ref> ==Notable patrons and employees== [[Zell Miller]] worked there while attending the [[University of Georgia]] before going on to become a Governor and later a [[U.S. Senator]]. Notable patrons of Allen's include the late writer [[Lewis Grizzard]], professional wrestler [[Bill Goldberg]], lead guitarist/singer [[John Bell (musician)|John Bell]] of Athens band [[Widespread Panic]], [[R.E.M.]] lead singer [[Michael Stipe]] and [[The B-52's]] who namecheck Allen's in their 1990 single "[[Deadbeat Club]]".{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} ==See also== {{portal|Food|Georgia (U.S. state)}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External material== *J.E. GESHWILER, November 13, 2002, PUBLICATION: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA), EDITION: Home; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SECTION: Metro News, PAGE: B7 *KAY POWELL, June 21, 2002, PUBLICATION: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA), EDITION: Home; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SECTION: Metro News, PAGE: C8 *SAEED AHMED, DATE: January 1, 2004, PUBLICATION: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA), EDITION: Home; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SECTION: Metro News, PAGE: D1 *PLOTT BRICE, DATE: November 28, 2003, PUBLICATION: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The (GA), EDITION: Home; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SECTION: Metro News, PAGE: D1 *Plott Brice, DATE: April 8, 2001, PUBLICATION: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, EDITION: Home; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SECTION: Metro News, PAGE: D4 *Rebecca McCarthy and Cat Mantione-Holmes FOR THE JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, DATE: December 19, 1997, PUBLICATION: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution, EDITION: The Atlanta Constitution The Atlanta Journal, SECTION: SPORTS, PAGE: E7 *FOSKETT, KEN, DATE: April 30, 1994, PUBLICATION: The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution,EDITION: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, SECTION: STATE NEWS, PAGE: C/16 *Nelson, Don, November 19, 2003, Athens Banner-Herald *Moore, Jennifer, 2004, Athens Banner-Herald *Quigley, Rebecca, May 14, 2007, Athens Banner-Herald *Reese, Krista, July 2008, Georgia Trend Magazine {{coord missing|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Athens, Georgia]] [[Category:Drinking establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Restaurants in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Restaurants established in 1955]] [[Category:Visitor attractions in Athens, Georgia]] [[Category:1955 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]'