Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Little Five Points


Related Topics

In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
  Little Five Points - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Little Five Points (also L5P or LFP) is an area of Atlanta, Georgia, 2.5 miles (4 km) east of downtown.
Within metropolitan Atlanta, Little Five Points is often thought of as a center of liberalism and cultural diversity.
Little Five Points is surrounded by the following neighborhoods: Inman Park, Kirkwood, Candler Park and Poncey-Highland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Little_Five_Points   (332 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Little Five Points at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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.
Little Five Points is for the shopper who wants something a little different, something that no one else has.
Little Five Points is a fun and interesting place to visit if you are going to be in Atlanta.
www.epinions.com /trvl-Dest-United_States-Georgia-Atlanta-Little_Five_Points/display_~reviews   (660 words)

  
 Atlanta's Little Five Points Business District - restaurants, coffee shops, funky stores, theatres, arts venues
Little Five Points (or L5P) has been the intown epicenter of all things alternative for many years.
Little 5 Points is also the home of the 7 Stages Theatre and Variety Playhouse, two excellent arts venues.
Little Five Points is located at the point where Moreland Avenue, McLendon Avenue, and Euclid Avenue meet.
www.atlanta-midtown.com /business/l5p   (286 words)

  
 urbanography - Where "The Gangs" Lived--New York's Five Points District, by Gregory J. Christiano
The Five Points was a lurid geographical cancer filled with dilapidated and unlivable tenement houses, gang extortion, corrupt politicians, houses of ill-repute and drunkenness and gambling.
The Five Points so named in the 1830’s from the convergence of the intersection of five streets: Mulberry, Anthony (now Worth St.), Cross (now Park), Orange (now Baxter), and Little Water Street (no longer exists).
By 1860 Five Points was a little less violent, but still a slum.
urbanography.com /5_points   (1024 words)

  
 Five Points Band
Five Points Band's original songs are an extension of the Delta kings, but the mud on their boots is from the Hudson River, not the Mississippi; the band plays deep country blues even though it's from a big city.
The Five Points Band is a third-generation branch of the blues family tree, and they've clearly listened closely to the voices of their elders.
New York's Five Points Blues Band hails from Chinatown, NYC in the area where the old Five Points neighborhood was once located.
www.fivepointsband.com /reviews.html   (1868 words)

  
 2003.16.05 CR1044 Ira Katz, Little Five Points Pharmacy, vs. Inspector General
In those letters, the I.G. explained that she is authorized to exclude Petitioner Katz under section 1128(a)(1) of the Act based on his conviction, in the Superior Court of Dekalb County, Georgia, of a criminal offense related to the delivery of an item or service under the Georgia Medicaid program.
The regulations authorize increasing the mandatory minimum period of exclusion based on the existence of any of the nine specified aggravating factors that are not offset by specified mitigating factors.
Finally, he points out that the I.G. has effectively imposed a twelve-year exclusion because she delayed for two years imposing the exclusion.
www.dhhs.gov /dab/decisions/CR1044.htm   (1618 words)

  
 History of Inman Park - Little Five Points
The development of Little Five Points began with the effort of Joel Hurt and Samuel M. Inman to create a residential suburb in what is now known as Inman Park.
The result was a period of decline for the Little Five Points area.
Another force for renewal was the Little Five Points Community Pub which in 1977 took over the space occupied by the Redwood Lounge, a bar previously known for its fights and prostitution.
www.inmanpark.org /l5p.html   (761 words)

  
 Little Five Points > ATLANTA REAL ESTATE - ATLANTA HOMES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Little Five Points is Atlanta's example of eclectic dining, shopping and artistic creativity, reminicent of New York's Greenwich Village or Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
Geographically dubbed Little Five Points, this conglomeration of secondhand shops, piercing parlors, funky bars and music venues sprang up around the corner from where Euclid and McLendon Avenues converge on busy Moreland Avenue.
Since the designation "Five Points" was long-ago granted to the downtown train station where the five main MARTA lines come together, the five points formed by this busy east-side intersection assumed the moniker Little Five Points, or more tersely, L5P.
www.atlanta-real-estate-home.com /little-five-points   (617 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Five Points: The Nineteenth-Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Five Points is gone, though a few of its streets remain, marking the edge of Chinatown.
Long ignored by academics, Five Points an internationally notorious intersection in what is now lower Manhattan's Chinatown that was the site of crime and poverty for most of the 19th century is now a hot topic in history, sociology and even pop fiction (much of Caleb Carr's bestselling The Alienist was set there).
Five Points was the name given to the neighborhood that sprang up in New York on top of the Collect lake after it was drained and covered over in 1813.
www.amazon.com /Five-Points-Nineteenth-Century-Neighborhood-Elections/dp/0684859955   (2372 words)

  
 Technique - 2004-02-06 - Punk meets hippy meets good eating at Little Five
Nestled in between Inman Park and Virginia Highland, Little Five Points is the Greenwich Village of Atlanta and a very happening place.
A refuge for the cool and pseudo-artsy, Little Five provides culture in a city that seems to be devoid of it.
These, of course, are all used for tobacco (apparently Little Five Points is the Mecca for tobacco enthusiasts around the world).
nique.net /issues/spring2004/2004-02-06/22.html   (488 words)

  
 Five Points (Atlanta) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, Five Points was the intersection of two Creek Indian trails, the Pitch Tree (corrupted to Peachtree) Trail and the Sandtown Trail.
In 1845, George Washington Collier opened a grocery store at what is now Five Points, and the store later served as Atlanta's first post office in 1846.
In 1848, Five Points served as the location of Atlanta's first mayoral election.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Five_Points_(Atlanta)   (331 words)

  
 Little Five Points real estate and homes - Atlanta, Georgia
Five Points is an area in Downtown Atlanta where five of the city's biggest streets merge.
It's not as fashionable as it once was, but its name lives on in Little Five Points, a trendy neighborhood located near the smaller intersection of Moreland, Euclid and McLendon.
Little Five Points is Atlanta's version of New York's Greenwich Village or LA's Melrose Avenue.
www.atlanta-homes-guide.com /little-five-points-homes   (458 words)

  
 Atlanta Little Five Points, Candler Park, Inman Park ATL
Little Five has a creative/artsy edge to it.
Arts: Little Five Points is an amazing place to live if you have an appreciation for the arts scene.
Little Five Points is home to the 7 Stages Theater and the Variety Playhouse two acclaimed arts venues in
www.atlantahomeview.com /infoLookup.asp?target=82   (555 words)

  
 Atlanta Under Siege - Little Five Point
This is a very attractive place for storytellers to have many of their settings since its always much people on the run and tourists taking photographs of everything they see.
Little Five Points is the scruffy yet thriving epicenter of alternative Atlanta or "a festival from hell," as one bumper sticker claims.
Located on the fringes of a decaying urban landscape, Little Five Points attracts everyone from suburban wannabes to aging hippies to down-on-their-luck panhandlers.
www.autoark.com /whitewolf/atlanta/lp5.htm   (1183 words)

  
 Creative Loafing - Creative Loafing Atlanta: Fallout: News: L5P retailers wary of homeless population   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
What's more, store owners in Little Five claim their situation has been exacerbated by downtown's new panhandling ban, which outlaws begging in a specific "tourism triangle" and supposedly has resulted in panhandlers migrating west.
Like DeFrancis, Don Bender, a Little Five Points retail landlord and developer, says a panhandling ordinance in the neighborhood's retail district actually could help some of the homeless inhabitants, many of whom have alcohol and drug problems and need to enter a recovery program.
But Bender, who leases 35 spaces in Little Five Points (and currently has only one vacant property), also says he thinks it's the neighboring big-box retailers at the Edgewood Retail District -- and not the homeless population -- that should force L5P retailers to rethink their appeal.
atlanta.creativeloafing.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=77908   (596 words)

  
 Little Five Points Apartments for rent Little Five Points apartment rentals, Little Five Points furnished apartments to ...
Little Five Points Apartments for rent Little Five Points apartment rentals, Little Five Points furnished apartments to rent.
About Us Sublet.com is a Little Five Points apartment rental website that advertises Little Five Points apartments, Little Five Points roommates, Little Five Points houses for rent Little Five Points sublets and subleases.
Little Five Points housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
www.sublet.com /area_rentals/Georgia/LittleFivePoints_Rentals.asp   (100 words)

  
 The Five Spot
The Five Spot is located in the heart of Little Five Points on Euclid Avenue, and serves the eclectic community with good food, drinks and local artists.
One is because it's indicative of the location in Little Five Points, and the second is after the famous jazz club that Thelonious Monk opened in Greenwich Village.
With owning The Five Spot, I can ensure that the entertainment will be offered without a cover charge, and that way people have the option to stay and hear the entertainers if they like it, or leave if they don't without any charge to them.
www.nghosibooks.com /pages/thefivespot.htm   (787 words)

  
 Five Points - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Five points of Calvinism: It is also the distinctive Calvinist teaching also known by the TULIP acronym
Five Points (Athens), a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia
Five Points (Denver), a neighborhood northeast of the downtown area
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Five_Points   (131 words)

  
 Little Five Points Real Estate -- Great Homes in Georgia -- Little Five Points Homes For Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Little Five Points is located in a historic part of town and is surrounded by a mixture of run down buildings that are juxtaposed with slick, new ones.
Like the East Village, Little Five Points is a lively, spirited intown neighborhood where new trends are set.
The Point also serves up a mix of music in a small but cozy venue.
www.greatga.com /atlanta_little_five_points.htm   (556 words)

  
 Little Five Points - Find an Apartment in Atlanta, GA at 4WallsInAtlanta.com
Little Five Points, or L5P, was named for the five major MARTA lines that converge here.
However, the bark of this crowd of tattooed and pierced but largely employed rebellious crowd is louder than its bite.
Click here for a complete directory of Little Five Points, GA apartments.
www.4wallsinatlanta.com /little-five-points-apartments.htm   (179 words)

  
 FOFP Home
The Friends of Five Points is a neighborhood association in Athens, Georgia.
We live, work, shop, and go to school in the Five Points area, a traditional neighborhood adjacent to the University of Georgia.
The Friends of Five Points prize their mixed use community.
www.friendsoffivepoints.org   (215 words)

  
 Fright fest to hit Little Five Points | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade returns to the commercial district in Inman Park with creepy activities for kids and adults alike.
Happy marriages are not on the menu for the Little Five Points Halloween Festival and Parade.
The parade, in fact, has become a highlight of the party, with a line of costumed creatures and floats winding its way through the village.
www.ajc.com /services/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2006/10/18/1019bctxhalloween.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13   (290 words)

  
 TheStoryGroup.com: Little Five Points theatre has a singular mission: inclusion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
He founded the company, a resident troupe at 7 Stages in Little Five Points, in 1998, and the group has a play running right now called Straightaway Dangerous that exemplifies the inclusionary principles Moore had in mind.
Though the original script called for a female lead with a limp, Moore worked with the playwright to create a character who has one leg, mirroring the performer he has taken a vested interest in seeing become successful as an actress.
He was in New York that first time for five years, and he’s lived there five different times since, always in Greenwich Village, though he’s adamant that he couldn’t afford the gentrified neighborhood today.
www.the-stories.com /gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=oid:2449   (1304 words)

  
 Five Points
These were people who sang the songs, who told the stories, who played the tunes that they'd learned from their parents and grandparents.
And that raised all the artistic questions which had to be solved, which is one of the main reasons for the vitality and the paradox, the freedom, of that music.
The other space that I have been subconsciously drawn to is twenty-four lines, the magic twenty-four: a large number of lyrics (and many of my own) are twenty-four lines, six quatrains or four six-liners or three eight-liners.
www.webdelsol.com /Five_Points/issues/v8n3/ml.htm   (4650 words)

  
 NYSL: NYC Book Awards 2001 - Five Points (Tyler Anbinder)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Located in today's Chinatown and Little Italy, Five Points played host to more riots, scams, prostitution, and drunkenness than any other neighborhood in America.
But it was also crammed full of cheap theaters, dance halls, prizefighting venues, and political arenas that would one day dominate the national scene.
"Five Points is a deeply researched look at what was once New York's most notorious neighborhood.
www.nysoclib.org /awards/five_points.html   (146 words)

  
 TheStoryGroup.com: Little Five Points wants to become 'family friendly'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
President Bert Bellinson briskly moved residents through community frustrations over the slow pace of pedestrian walk sign installation and preparations for the upcoming Candler Park pool season, and a pair of presentations focused primarily on public safety issues.
Jennifer Calfee, the newly hired Little Five Points Community Liaison, proved an enthusiastic advocate for the retail and theater district that acts as Candler Park’s western border.
All this is building toward a more diverse retail district where people of all interests and ages will find vendors that cater to them, while retaining the quirky character that makes Little Five Points home to so may quirky characters, Calfee said.
www.the-stories.com /gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=oid:3147   (574 words)

  
 Art Howard -- Holiday Shopping in Little Five Points
The funky little area between Moreland and Euclid Avenues has long been a hangout for punks, hippies and anyone else who dwells on the fringes of mainstream society.
The bar and grill, established in 1953, is the sometime hang for local politicians and those who report on them.
If it seems like grandpa is the man who has everything, check to see if his front door has a penis doorknocker, then head to Little Five Points.
www.voyagermagazine.com /archives/features/L5P.htm   (833 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.