The Eastside is a district in 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 so ...
of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
. It is located roughly East of
Interstate 235 and North of
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west transcontinental Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States, southeastern and Southwestern United States, southwestern portions of the United States. At a leng ...
in
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...
. 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 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, is the health sciences branch of the University of Oklahoma. It serves as the primary place of training for many of Oklahoma's health professions. It is ...
,
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation,
Oklahoma State Department of Health, and many more public and private medical organizations is located.
See also
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Edwards Heights Historic District
References
African-American history in Oklahoma City
Neighborhoods in Oklahoma City
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