1 story · Inside The Perimeter, Atlanta
The longest-running nonprofit art magazine in the country gathers one last time April 12 at Whitespace Gallery, followed by a Second Line march to its Little Five Points office.
Little Five Points (L5P) is Atlanta's counterculture district, a small commercial area at the intersection of Moreland, Euclid, and McLendon Avenues. It's home to Criminal Records, the Vortex Bar & Grill (with the giant skull entrance), vintage clothing shops, and a street scene that leans punk, bohemian, and unapologetically weird. The Variety Playhouse (now Variety Playhouse, an iconic mid-size music venue) anchors the entertainment scene.
L5P isn't really a neighborhood in the residential sense. It's a commercial district shared between Inman Park, Candler Park, and the surrounding areas. But it functions as a community gathering point and cultural landmark. The Halloween parade here is legendary. Porter Beer Bar has one of the best beer lists in the Southeast. If Atlanta has a soul that doesn't involve money or development, it probably lives somewhere around here.