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Central business district in Indiana, United States
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.
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.
Downtown Evansville Skyline in October, 2018, from the Port of Evansville
Albion Flats, historic housing unit built to reform crowded living conditions for the working class
American Trust and Savings Bank, now headquarters for the Evansville IceMen
Children's Museum of Evansville
Kunkel Square, one of the region and state's first skyscrapers
Eagles Home, historic building that has served as a college, meeting hall, and law firm
General Cigar Company building, now the headquarters for the Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana
Greyhound Bus Terminal, former bus terminal often cited as a classic station
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library's central library branch
Masonic Temple, historic lodge built in 1913
Hulman Building, a ten story art deco high rise
McCurdy Hotel
Montgomery Ward Building, historic department store building
National City Bank Building, formerly home to the now-defunct Integra Bank
Old Fellwock Auto Company
Old Vanderburgh County Courthouse
Trinity United Methodist Church
