Five Points in Popular Culture
The Japanese manga Green Blood (グリーン ブラッド Goriin Buraado) by Kakizaki Masaumi takes place in Five Points and surrounding Sixth District after the end of the Civil War and at the start of the Industrial Revolution. The main plot revolves around the gangs and debauchery of the area around that time, showing just how bad it was during the heyday of Five Points.
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