Downtown Evansville

Downtown Evansville is the central business district of Evansville, Indiana. The boundaries of downtown Evansville have changed as the city has grown, but they are generally considered to be between Canal Street at the south and east, the Lloyd Expressway to the north, Pigeon Creek to the northwest, and the Ohio River to the southeast south and southwest. Downtown Evansville is entirely within Pigeon Township.

The district constitutes Evansville's government, cultural and business center. The Evansville Civic Center houses the administrative offices for the city and Vanderburgh County. Berry Plastics, CenterPoint Energy, and Old National Bank, the largest financial services bank holding company headquartered in Indiana, have corporate headquarters in downtown Evansville with Mead Johnson's headquarters just west of Downtown.

History

Evansville's original downtown plat was made on about 200 acres, with streets running parallel to the river from northwest to southeast. Other streets nearby were laid out on the cardinal points, due north-south and east-west. Thus, anyone entering or leaving downtown finds that the street makes a confusing oblique-angle turn in one direction or another.Patry, Robert (1996). ''City of Four Freedoms''. Evansville: Friends of Willard Library. p. 35.

In the 1970s, the city suffered from problems such as decreased economic activity and suburban flight, but city-sponsored revitalization has since improved downtown conditions.

Entertainment venues and attractions

Victory Theatre is a vintage 1,950-seat venue that is home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and hosts other concerts and events. A wide variety of concerts, plays, and other special events are held at The Old National Events Plaza. Downtown is also home to the Children's Museum of Evansville, Evansville Museum, and Bally's Evansville, with the LST-325 Museum located just south of Downtown at the nearby Indiana-Kentucky State Line. The Ford Center is a new arena opened in 2011 located near The Old National Events Plaza.

Other landmarks

File:Albion Flats.jpg, Albion Flats, historic housing unit built to reform crowded living conditions for the working class
File:American Trust and Savings Bank in Evansville.jpg, American Trust and Savings Bank, now headquarters for the Evansville IceMen
File:Children's Museum of Evansville.jpg, Children's Museum of Evansville
File:Hilliard-Lyons Building, Evansville, IN.jpg, Kunkel Square, one of the region and state's first skyscrapers
File:53-new.jpg, Fifth Third Center, the tallest building in the city
File:Eagles Home in Evansville.jpg, Eagles Home, historic building that has served as a college, meeting hall, and law firm
File:General Cigar Company in Evansville.jpg, General Cigar Company building, now the headquarters for the Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana
File:Evansville Indiana - Greyhound Bus Station.jpg, Greyhound Bus Terminal, former bus terminal often cited as a classic station
File:Evpl-central.jpg, Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library's central library branch
File:Evansville Masonic Temple.jpg, Masonic Temple, historic lodge built in 1913
File:Central Union Bank.jpg, Hulman Building, a ten story art deco high rise
File:McCurdy Hotel.jpg, McCurdy Hotel
File:Montgomery Ward Building in Evansville.jpg, Montgomery Ward Building, historic department store building
File:Integra Bank on Main in Evansville.jpg, National City Bank Building, formerly home to the now-defunct Integra Bank
File:Old Fellwock Auto Company.jpg, Old Fellwock Auto Company
File:Oldcourthouse.jpg, Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse
File:Trinity-UMC-Evansville-01.jpg, Trinity United Methodist Church

References

External links

* http://www.evansvillecvb.org/
* http://www.vanderburghgov.org/
* http://www.city-data.com/city/Evansville-Indiana.html

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