Jan 13, 2026 - Neighborhoods

Atlanta radio station invites residents to share L5P memories

Thomas Wheatley

A line of storefronts in a historic commercial district. Shops include, from left to right, a vintage clothing store with ransom-type letters spelling "bang-on," a tattoo studio called Southern Star Tattoo, and a record shop called Criminal Records. — Little Five Points. Photo: Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images)

Every Atlantan, if you've lived here long enough, has a Little Five Points memory. What's yours?

Why it matters: The colorful storefronts, head shops and murals make great photos, but residents, activists, artists and others who molded the community are what keeps L5P interesting.

Zoom in: Community radio station WRFG and the Little Five Points Cultural District, a nonprofit that co-organizes the annual Halloween parade and other events, are building an oral history about the community.

On Sat., Jan. 24, WRFG's studio at the L5P Community Center will host a listening booth from noon to 5pm for people to record their experience.

Flashback: The longtime commercial district serving Inman Park and Candler Park was reborn in the 1970s and 80s when young people fixed up bungalows and helped seed the area's community focus and edge.

The community members banded together with other neighborhoods to block a proposed freeway running up Moreland Avenue.

How it works: Sign up by Jan. 14 for a limited 15-minute audio interview slot.

Organizers will send a question beforehand so participants can mull over their memories.

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