Sneak Peek: Little Five Points Ghost Tour
In addition to supporting law firms and businesses, I also love to work with local organizations. So when I heard that the Little 5 Points Business Association was thinking about hosting a ghost tour this October — I jumped at the opportunity to be involved. I worked with the Business Association, and later, the Little 5 Points Center for Arts and Community, on researching and writing their ghost tour script. A few months… multiple interviews…. countless records searches… and one AJC archives subscription later, I presented them with the completed project.
This year’s ghost tour is a 90-minute walking tour of the Little 5 Points neighborhood. Over eight different stops, guests learn about the history of L5P, the leaders who helped shape the community, and the “residents” who just don’t seem to want to leave. In life or in death.
Here’s a sneak peek of the Little 5 Points Ghost Tour:
“The building we just left is the Little Five Points Center for Arts and Community, but before that, it was the Moreland Avenue School – also known as the Moreland Avenue Grammar School or the Moreland Avenue Elementary School. Why was it called Moreland Avenue when we’re on the corner of Euclid and Austin?
The original Moreland Avenue school was on Moreland. It opened in 1913 as a five-classroom building. But within a couple of years, the school started having horrible problems – leaky roof, crumbling walls, drainage issues – and the PTA demanded a new, safer space for their children. So, in 1918, the City of Atlanta opened the new Moreland Avenue School here. This building served as a school until the early 1980s. Today, it’s home to several businesses, including the Center for Arts and Community, WRFG Radio, Horizon Theatre, and Seed & Feed Marching Abominable. It’s also home to several ghosts.
We believe that there are at least three restless spirits who haunt the building. We’ve had multiple sightings, from people who work here, people visiting, and from a local psychic group who hold their workshops here. The first spirit is a little girl who wanders the halls… the second is a former employee with a bit of a temper… and the third is a disturbing presence who likes to follow people home.”
The Little 5 Points Ghost Tours run throughout the month October. You can learn more about the event and purchase tickets here. On a personal note, this was such a fun writing project for me, and I’m so glad that I was able to help raise funds for these two wonderful non-profit organizations. If you’re a business or organization that needs help with a historical tour, scavenger hunt, etc., please reach out!