The Eastside is home to the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Oklahoma's largest African American community. It is located roughly East of
Interstate 235 and North of
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
. It is also where the state's
Capitol Building is located. Additionally, it is where the state's largest medical complex, comprising
OU Medicine, the
VA Hospital,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is a public medical school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is the health sciences branch of the University of Oklahoma and serves as the primary place of instruction for many of Oklahoma's health p ...
,
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation,
Oklahoma State Department of Health
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is a department of the government of Oklahoma under the supervision of the Oklahoma Secretary of Health. The department is responsible for protecting the health of all Oklahomans and providing other ...
, and many more public and private medical organizations is located.
African-American history in Oklahoma City
Neighborhoods in Oklahoma City
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