Archive for September 2023
JerryFest in Five Points Announces Band Lineup
JerryFest, a FREE outdoor concert annually held on the first Sunday in October, returns October 1, 2023, and will feature more music and regional acts on two stages this year. JerryFest runs from 11:30 am-8:00 pm with an official after party at Publico from 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm. Multiple bands will be performing Jerry…
Read MoreGroup Therapy Bronze Doorstep
For over 30 years, Group Therapy has been a local staple of Five Points’ nightlife scene. Anyone who has passed through the Greene Street entrance has seen the bronze doorstep wieh the bar’s name oozing out onto the sidewalk.
Read MoreHarden Street Lot
Until its makeover in the summer of 2020, you may have referred to the Harden Street Parking Lot as the Exxon Lot as Newman’s Exxon was the previous occupier and a Five Points mainstay for five decades. After closing, the centrally located gas station was razed to add much needed parking for the hospitality district. The…
Read MoreCentennial Plaza
Culminating the efforts of Five Points’ Centennial Year in 2015, the third water feature added to the area includes a six foot rotating granite kugel, the largest in the state of South Carolina. The kugel weighs over 30,000 pounds and rotates by floating over water. Col. Jack Van Loan was released in 1973 and later…
Read MoreBlossom Street Train Trestle
The Blossom Street Train Trestle Beautification Project was completed in three phases:Stripping and repainting of the buttresses on either side of the train tracks – Completed November 2016. Planting of new planters surrounding the entire train trestle, and irrigation installation – Completed April 2017. Pressure washing and painting of the steel overpass, followed by the…
Read MoreLogan the Leprechaun
You may have spotted Logan hanging around Five Points, but have you found all six!? Let the Great Five Points Leprechaun Hunt begin!
Read MoreSaluda Avenue Fountain
A decade after the iconic Five Points Plaza Fountain was made its mark, the second fountain made its debut marking the entrance into Five Points from Blossom Street at Saluda Avenue.
Read MoreFive Points Plaza Fountain
Synonymous with Five Points to locals and a must-see for visitors, the Five Points Fountain was built in 1997 by the Five Points Association. This prominent landmark provides a beautiful and iconic gathering place, backdrop for photos, epicenter for events and more.
Read MoreRubble Without a Cause
Completed in 2019, Rubble Without a Cause adds another masterpiece to the lengthy list of Blue Sky’s Columbia collection. Learning the lesson, “never paint a mural in a place nobody ever sees it,” after completing 1948, there’s no missing the eye-catching addition on Blossom Street!
Read MoreFive Points – 1948
The mural on the north side of this building was commissioned by Harper’s Restaurant in 1990. The artist Blue Sky completed the 14×60 foot mural in the summer of 1991. The painting depicts Five Points as it might have appeared from a vantage point halfway up Devine Street hill. The restaurant now sits where the…
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