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Delray's built environment may be vibrant but people sure aren't. Last time I was there for dinner, it looked like "night out" from the nursing home: replete with giant cadillac sedans, oxygen tanks and motorized wheelchair "scooters".
There's at least one on here that isn't a downtown area. Cherry Creek North in Denver is a shopping district embedded directly across from a large mall and a very nice residential area. It's several miles East of downtown.
Delray's built environment may be vibrant but people sure aren't. Last time I was there for dinner, it looked like "night out" from the nursing home: replete with giant cadillac sedans, oxygen tanks and motorized wheelchair "scooters".
Oh come on now, you know that's not how the scene is in Delray Beach. Every place can't compare to South Beach, but it's definitely not what you describe at all, even in the daytime, and especially not at night. You must have ventured into the wrong party. These videos below are all from just a normal night there, with no special events even going on. Trust me, I have been there like 50 times in the past decade, but I have no reason to boost it. It really has changed dramatically since around 2004, the people included. South Beach still destroys it by about 90 times over though..
The Columbus, Denver, and Philly examples aren't in the downtown areas at all, which means this isn't a list of downtown commercial districts.
The Short North abuts Downtown in Columbus. While it certainly is a central/core neighborhood you're right they are almost always seen as two distinct areas.
The Short North abuts Downtown in Columbus. While it certainly is a central/core neighborhood you're right they are almost always seen as two distinct areas.
Honestly I think part of it is the American concept of a "Downtown" is pretty muddled. The origin came from NYC, referring to the lower part of Manhattan. In the late 19th century, other U.S. cities started referring to their historic/commercial cores by the same name. Thus, in big cities "downtown" became the word for the CBD, full of office towers, while in small cities it meant a historic, walkable commercial core.
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