This neighborhood developed in the 1880s as one of Birmingham's first streetcar suburbs. It was the Town of Highland from 1887 to 1893, when it became part of the City of Birmingham. The heart
of the neighborhood was the Five Points Circle, a major streetcar intersection lines with houses and small stores. In the 1920s, the Circle was transformed into one of the state's most
distinctive shopping areas, known for its outstanding collection of Spanish Revival and Art Deco buildings. Nearby houses, churches, temples, and apartment buildings also contribute to the Five Points' architectural quality and serve as reminders of the prominent citizens who lived in the neighborhood during its first 50 years. On March 1983 the Five Points South Historical District was entered in the National Register of Historic Places.

Pictures of Five Points South

Birmingham Lights

Birmingham Lights

Five Points South

Birmingham Lights

The Storyteller by Frank Fleming