Little Five Points

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Little Five Points (also L5P or LFP or Little Five) is an area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 2.5 miles (4 km) east of downtown. It was established in the early 1900s as the commercial district for the Inman Park (which lies to the west) and Candler Park (which lies to the east) neighborhoods. It is home to many retail stores, restaurants, bars, theater companies, and music venues.

By the 1970s, Little Five Points had fallen into disrepair. A revitalization began at that time due to urban pioneers moving into the (then cheap) neighborhood and restoring the Victorian style homes. By 1981, local merchants banded together and formed the Little Five Points Partnership in order to continue the restoration and expansion of the retail area, turning what was formerly a gas station into the "484 retail area", several retail shops aligned in strip-mall style.

Little Five Points is surrounded by the following neighborhoods: Inman Park, Kirkwood, Candler Park and Poncey-Highland.

[edit] Layout

The name refers to the intersection at the center of the region. Two points are provided by Moreland Avenue (US 23), which runs north-south (and forms the county line between Fulton County and DeKalb County), and two points are provided by Euclid Avenue, which runs northeast-southwest. The fifth point was originally Seminole Avenue, which met the intersection from the northwest; but with the conversion of the Seminole point to a plaza, the fifth point is now felt to be McLendon Avenue, which crosses Moreland just south of the original intersection. There is no longer a five-point intersection and in fact, there are two intersections. Euclid and Moreland are to the north and Moreland intersects with Mclendon/Euclid a few hundred feet south. Euclid originally ran diagonally across Moreland, creating a small pedestrian triangle, but since the closing off of Seminole the triangle was incorporated into the plaza and McLendon now runs directly into the continuation of Euclid. The name "Little" Five Points is a reference to the Five Points area which is located in the center of downtown Atlanta.

[edit] Life

It is home to two independent bookstores (Charis Books and More and A Cappella Books), record stores (Criminal Records, Wax'n'Facts), coffee shops (Java Lords, Aurora Coffee, Starbucks), new and used clothing stores, novelty shops (Junkman's Daughter), a locally owned credit union, a health food co-op (Sevananda Natural Foods Market), an independent pharmacy, and independent record label (DB Records) and several local restaurants and bars. The neighborhood is featured in the Cartoon Network show Class of 3000.

Little Five points is home to a large celebration every Halloween. Bands play in the square, local vendors sell arts and crafts, and the highlight of the celebration is the Little Five Points Halloween Parade. The parade features local celebrities, bikers in costume, live music, hearses, several local marching bands, and many floats that are put together by community action groups and local businesses.