Little Five Points

Pros: Great way to get away from the city
Cons: A little hard to get to without a car

Recently returned from a 2 week trip to the South, and must say that one of the highlights while in Atlanta was Little Five Points. Downtown Atlanta is quite the sea of office buildings and parking garages. There really is not much to see or do, ...

Pros: Unique character for Atlanta, never dull, sometimes overwhelming
Cons: Parking if you are not a regular

According to the dozen reviews so far, everyone points to the “freaks.” I was a regular denizen of the place and still am when I visit my old home town. I had my moments of punk but Little Five Points is a place where you aren’t freaks; only people ...

Pros: Exciting, friendly, interesting
Cons: Might not want to be on the streets after dark...

As you are driving to get to Little Five Points, you may feel a bit of trepidation as you pass run-down houses and not-so-safe-looking motels. But as soon as you enter Little 5, it's a whole new world. You can feel the atmosphere change as soon as you...

Pros: They do have Good Sales.
Cons: Drugs, freaky people, no parking

Do you have an open mind? Are you used to seeing people dress in all black, with multi-colored hair. How about beggars and the homeless? Well, those are my rememberings from Little 5 Points. I was 2 months pregnant, visiting family. My Uncle Doug...

Pros: Great place to eat, shop and check out Atlanta's diverse culture.
Cons: "The Man" has trampled the soul of a one time sacred corporation-free punk/rasta/goth/skater/rocker's underground utopia.

I was born and raised in Atlanta. I can remember my grandfather taking me to Wax & Facts when I was a little girl. I was so young but I remember being terrified of the black dog that used to be there. I would hide from him while my grandfather shopped ...

Pros: Great Break from stoggy conservative Atlanta
Cons: Loosing its "Real" esoteric charm with too many "Trust Fund" Babies driving prices up!

The Little Five Points Community is located just to the east of downtown. Once just a working class neighborhood of cottages bordering on aristocratic Inman Park, Little Five Points had a turn to the wild side in the late 1970's and early 80's. Many...

Pros: Unique items and cloths; Don't listen to the others, parking is a breeze.
Cons: Some stores are overpriced.

I've lived in and around Atlanta Georgia all my life. Little Five Points is for the shopper who wants something a little different, something that no one else has.
The area of shops is like a unique-little outdoor mall. There are about 4 or 5 main...

Pros: Colorful, energetic subculture not found anywhere else I've been.
Cons: Not for the faint of heart!

Review Topic:  Overview

But the colorful, friendly kind of freaks, not the scary kind- unless you're very faint of heart.

Living in Atlanta, I take a pilgrimage to Little Five Points a few times a year to shop, eat,...

Pros: uniqeness
Cons: drug lords

Little Five points! I lived about three miles away from there for about eight years. It was one of those places where you could see almost any type of person imaginable. There is a unique store that sells frisbies called IFO. There is a fleamarket and...

Pros: hip stores, great restaurants, cool venues, great music, interesting mix of people
Cons: freaks and deadbeats

The first time I went to Little Five Points was with my dad. I was about 12 years old and he had to drive past it or something, but we never got out. The display of such unique shops was just amazing. I knew I had to go back. I went back again when I was...

Pros: unique,colorful
Cons: there are some creeps

When I first went to Little 5 Points it was for a short trip to the ever famous Junkmans Daughter shop. I was 12 at the time and I fell in love.
Everything in that store could transform an average person into someone you would see at an underground...

Pros: cool stores
Cons: very diverse group and parking is bad

Little Five Points is a fun and interesting place to visit if you are going to be in Atlanta. If you live there it can become a regular place to visit.
Little Five points is an interesting place. There are many places to shop and eat.
I say...

Pros: Diversity and culture. comfortable to be in
Cons: cleanliness

I lived in Atlanta from '96-'99 prior to joining the US Army. During my time there I enjoyed nothing more than weekend afternoon trips to Little 5 Points. I made many friends during my time there. The main thing I liked about the people there is the...

Pros: Everyone is extremely nice
Cons: very intimidating

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Being a teenage girl who never gets out of her home town i have to say L5P opened my eyes to a whole new world. Everyone is so generally nice and free willing. It does not matter about...