Little Five Points emerged in the early 20th century as a streetcar junction where the Inman Park and Edgewood neighborhoods converged, named for its five-way intersection of Euclid, Moreland, and McLendon Avenues. The commercial district developed in the 1920s-30s to serve surrounding residential areas, featuring grocery stores, pharmacies, and the historic Euclid Theater (opened 1941). By the 1960s-70s, the area declined as suburbanization drew businesses away, leaving vacant storefronts that attracted artists and counterculture figures. The neighborhood transformed into Atlanta’s bohemian hub in the 1980s with the arrival of punk rock clubs, record stores like Wax ‘n Facts (1976), and eclectic small businesses. Key landmarks include the iconic Junkman’s Daughter boutique (1982) and the restored 1924 Craftsman-style Porterdale Building. Today, while maintaining its alternative identity, Little Five Points balances its counterculture roots with commercial growth, remaining one of Atlanta’s most distinctive cultural districts. After a period of decline in the 1960s and 70s, Little Five Points underwent a revitalization as urban pioneers moved in and restored the Victorian-style homes, leading to the area’s current vibrant state.
WRFG 89.3 FM Atlanta, and Little Five Points Business Association
“Beginning in 2024, with the backing of the Atlanta History Center’s Oral History in a Backpack Initiative and support from a grant from Georgia Humanities, WRFG interviewers recorded interviews with several individuals whose memories can provide us with an understanding of the story of the distinctive community that we know as ‘Little 5.'”
Art Rudick
“This map will take you on a half mile long walking tour of street art, murals, and graffiti in Atlanta’s Little Five Points Neighborhood. Little Five Points is one of the Atlanta neighborhoods where an impressive amount of street art, spray art, murals, and graffiti are highly concentrated in one easily walkable area.”