terms and as formal names for distinct districts. However, the city of Philadelphia uses the designation Center City, not downtown, due to the business district's central location, as well as Philadelphia's age and circumstances; "Center City" corresponds to the City of Philadelphia prior to its amalgamation with Philadelphia County in 1854, leaving it without a unique name, unlike the former boroughs surrounding it; the center of the city is also where Philadelphia City Hall is located within the city's original plat. New Orleans uses the term Central Business District (or CBD) for their downtown due to the historical French Quarter district taking up what would usually be considered the city's historical downtown district, and another area of the city south of the CBD being referred to as "downtown". Major downtowns United States (50 most populous American cities) Downtown Albuquerque Downtown Arlington, Texas Downtown Atlanta Downtown Austin Downtown Baltimore Downtown Boston Financial District, Boston Uptown Charlotte Chicago Loop Downtown Colorado Springs Downtown Columbus Downtown Denver Downtown Detroit Downtown Dallas Downtown El Paso Downtown Fort Worth Downtown Fresno Downtown Houston Downtown Indianapolis Downtown Jacksonville Downtown Kansas City Downtown Las Vegas Downtown Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Louisville Downtown Memphis Downtown Mesa Downtown Miami Downtown Milwaukee Downtown Minneapolis Downtown Nashville Midtown Manhattan, New York City Financial District, New York City Downtown Brooklyn, New York City Downtown Oakland Downtown Oklahoma City Downtown Omaha Center City, Philadelphia Downtown Phoenix Downtown Portland Downtown Raleigh Downtown Sacramento Downtown Saint Paul Downtown San Antonio Downtown San Diego Downtown San Francisco Downtown San Jose Downtown Seattle Downtown Tucson Downtown Tampa Downtown Tucson Downtown Tulsa Downtown Virginia Beach Downtown, Washington, D.C. Downtown Wichita Canada Downtown Calgary Downtown Edmonton Downtown Halifax Downtown Montreal Downtown Ottawa Downtown St. John's Downtown Toronto Downtown Vancouver Downtown Victoria Downtown Winnipeg See also Concentric zone model High Street Inner city Main Street Urbanization References Informational notes Citations Bibliography Fogelson, Robert M. (2003). Downtown: Its Rise and Fall, 1880–1950. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. External links International Downtown Association City Neighbourhoods Urban studies and planning terminology Articles containing video clips