0 the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping -- inde i byen; central
downtown Manhattan.
1 (also down town) in or towards this area -- ned i byen; inde i byen
Consolidation within the retail industry led to the closing of many of downtown's original department and specialty stores as well.
A 1969 redevelopment plan identified the obsolete street plan and lack of quality parking as a source of downtown's problems.
The two chains were frequent neighbors at many malls and in many downtowns.
There were many cinemas downtown, but only white people were welcome.
The public areas included park playgrounds, where 142 samples were taken from five playgrounds, one playground per park, located downtown.
Thus, it is surprising that the sampling method used in this study (i.e. sampling from downtown areas) was so crude.
Separation of work and home brought the need for lunch pails and downtown restaurants.
On a downtown street corner of the modern city there is no distance; there is only presence.
