▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁central ▁business ▁district ▁of ▁Sp ok ane . ▁The ▁neighborhood s ▁south ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane ▁are ▁collect ively ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁Hill . ▁Dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane ▁contains ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁public ▁facilities , ▁including ▁City ▁Hall , ▁River front ▁Park ▁( site ▁of ▁Ex po ▁' 7 4 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Convention ▁Center ▁and ▁First ▁Inter state ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Arts , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Arena ▁and ▁Sp ok ane ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁West ▁Central ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁Mon roe ▁Street ▁Bridge , ▁a ▁city ▁icon , ▁connect s ▁the ▁two ▁areas . ▁To ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁is ▁East ▁Central ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁University ▁District ▁and ▁bud ding ▁" Intern ational ▁District ". ▁To ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁oldest ▁and ▁dens est ▁neighborhood s , ▁Brow ne ' s ▁Add ition . ▁ ▁A ▁National ▁Historic ▁District ▁west ▁of ▁Dow nt own , ▁Brow ne ' s ▁Add ition ▁was ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁first ▁pr estig ious ▁address , ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁array ▁of ▁old ▁m ans ions ▁built ▁by ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁early ▁el ite ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁and ▁early ▁American ▁C raft s man ▁styles . ▁The ▁area ▁houses ▁the ▁North west ▁Museum ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Culture .