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Downtown

adjective

Of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center. "Delinquents roaming the downtown streets"

adverb

Toward or in the lower or central part of town.

noun

The central area or commercial center of a town or city. Synonym: business district.

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"Downtown" Quotes from Famous Books

... mind the Shining One," said O'Keefe, "one splash of a downtown New York high-pressure fire hose would do for it! But the others—are ...

— The Moon Pool • A. Merritt

... accosted me with some large and casual inquiries about the city's streets and hotels, in the manner of one who had but for the moment forgotten the trifling details. I could think of no reason for disparaging my own quiet hotel in the downtown district; so the mid-morning of the night found us already victualed and drinked (at my expense), and ready to be chaired and tobaccoed in a quiet corner ...

— Roads of Destiny • O. Henry

... waiting to see the Solar Alliance Delegate from Venus for three hours. And Major Connel didn't like to wait for anyone or anything. He had read every magazine in the lavish outer office atop the Solar Guard Building in downtown Venusport, drunk ten glasses of water, and was now wearing a path in the rug as he paced back and forth in front of the ...

— The Revolt on Venus • Carey Rockwell

... in his knowledge of places to eat in many cities—as if he were leading certain of the tribe to a deer-run in a strange wood. Ninian took his party to a downtown cafe, then popular among business and newspaper men. The place was below the sidewalk, was reached by a dozen marble steps, and the odour of its griddle-cakes took the air of the street. Ninian made a great show of selecting a table, changed once, ...

— Miss Lulu Bett • Zona Gale

... will be all right. Speaking about photographs, I got one out at Montclair that is interesting. I'll show it to you later in the evening - and in case anything should happen to me, Walter, you'll find the original plate locked here in the top drawer of my desk. I guess we'd better be getting downtown." ...

— The Poisoned Pen • Arthur B. Reeve

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