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Columbia, South Carolina: Monument to Hootie and the Blowfish

Sculpture honoring musical group that emerged from the Five Points bar scene in 1990s Columbia.

Address:
Santee Ave., Columbia, SC
Directions:
Southeast side of the city, at the Five Points intersection. Five blocks south of US 378/Gervais St., on the southwest corner of Harden St. and Santee Ave.
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Columbia, South Carolina - Hootie And The Blowfish, Immortal
Monument to Hootie and the Blowfish: Flashback to the mid-1990s. Grunge music was in the air, unsettling the young. America needed a soothing aural balm, and a band out of Columbia, South Carolina provided it. [10/23/2010] Complete Story...

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Monument to Hootie and the Blowfish.

Monument to Hootie and the Blowfish

Stop took 2 minutes, but worth it. The Hootie and the Blowfish sculpture is beautiful and, Columbia put a 30 minute meter right next to it, so there is usually a parking spot.

[Lindsay D., 07/29/2017]

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