Downtown Boise

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Downtown Boise
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Downtown Boise from the Aspen Lofts
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Boise
Location in the United States
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Boise
Location in Idaho
Coordinates: 43°36′54″N116°12′14″W / 43.615°N 116.204°W / 43.615; -116.204
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Idaho.svg Idaho
County Ada County
City Boise
Subdistricts of downtown
List
  • BoDo
  • Boise Central Downtown
  • Boise Cultural District
  • Capitol District
  • Linen District
  • Old Boise
  • Pioneer District
Area
  Total
1.02 sq mi (2.63 km2)
Highest elevation
2,724 ft (830 m)
Lowest elevation
2,672 ft (814 m)
ZIP codes
83702
Area code 208
Website downtownboise.org

Downtown Boise is the central business district of Boise, Idaho, located north of the Boise River. It is the largest city center in the U.S. state of Idaho.

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Economy

Largest private sector employers

RankEmployerEmployees
1 St. Luke's Health Systems 7,000–7,999
3 Saint Alphonsus Health System 7,000–7,999
2 Micron Technology 5,000–5,999
4 Albertsons 3,000–3,999
5 Walmart 3,000–3,999
6 Simplot 2,000–2,999
7 HP Inc. 1,000–1,999
8 Fred Meyer 1,000-1,999
9 Idaho Power 1,000–1,999
10 Wells Fargo 1,000–1,999

Parks

Tallest buildings

See List of tallest buildings in Boise

RankNameImageHeight
ft (m)
FloorsYearCoordinatesNotes
1 Eighth & Main Zions Bank Building in Boise.jpg 323 (98)182014 43°36′58.3″N116°12′13.2″W / 43.616194°N 116.203667°W / 43.616194; -116.203667 (8th & Main) Tallest building in Idaho since 2013
2 The Arthur
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290 (88)262025 43°37′6.0″N116°12′26.1″W / 43.618333°N 116.207250°W / 43.618333; -116.207250 (The Arthur) The roof is designed to resemble the Sawtooth Mountains
3 U.S. Bank Plaza Boise-us-bank-bld.jpg 267 (81)191978 43°36′53.8″N116°12′11.4″W / 43.614944°N 116.203167°W / 43.614944; -116.203167 (U.S. Bank Plaza) Tallest building in Idaho from 1978 to 2013
4 One Capital Center OneCapitalCenterBoise.jpg 206 (63)141975 43°36′58.7″N116°12′20.9″W / 43.616306°N 116.205806°W / 43.616306; -116.205806 (One Capital Center) Tallest building in Idaho from 1975 to 1978
5 Idaho State Capitol Idaho Capitol Building.JPG 206 (63)41920 43°37′3.9″N116°11′59″W / 43.617750°N 116.19972°W / 43.617750; -116.19972 (Idaho State Capitol) Tallest building in Idaho from 1920 to 1975
6Grove Hotel GroveHotelBoise.jpg 196 (60)162000 43°36′50.8″N116°12′14.4″W / 43.614111°N 116.204000°W / 43.614111; -116.204000 (The Grove Hotel)
7The Aspen Lofts AspenLoftsBoise.jpg 194 (59)172009 43°36′50.8″N116°12′21.3″W / 43.614111°N 116.205917°W / 43.614111; -116.205917 (The Aspen Lofts)
8 Wells Fargo Center WellsFargoCenterBoise.jpg 182 (55)111988 43°36′57.2″N116°12′16.6″W / 43.615889°N 116.204611°W / 43.615889; -116.204611 (Wells Fargo Center)
9 Banner Bank Building BannerBankBuildingBoise.jpg 181 (55)112006 43°37′6.1″N116°12′14″W / 43.618361°N 116.20389°W / 43.618361; -116.20389 (Banner Bank Building)
10 Key Center174 (53)131963 43°36′58″N116°12′5.8″W / 43.61611°N 116.201611°W / 43.61611; -116.201611 (Key Center) originally Bank of Idaho Building
11 Hoff Building HoffBuildingBoise.jpg 165 (50)141930 43°37′4″N116°12′7.5″W / 43.61778°N 116.202083°W / 43.61778; -116.202083 (Banner Bank Building) originally Hotel Boise

Transportation

Interstate 184 connects Interstate 84 with downtown. The interstate also carries US 20 and US 26 into downtown, which joins the freeway in Garden City. The freeway ends downtown at 13th Street, where it continues along two five-lane one-way streets. Myrtle Street carries eastbound traffic, while the three center lanes of the westbound Front Street become I-184 westbound. Broadway carries US 20/US 26 south to I-84, where it runs concurrently with the freeway heading east. Downtown is three miles north of the Boise Airport.

Bus service

Greyhound has a bus terminal in downtown Boise at Bannock and Thirteenth Streets. Greyhound operates buses to Salt Lake City and points beyond and to Pendleton, where one can continue on to Portland, Seattle or Spokane. ValleyRide offers numerous bus routes downtown that service the rest of the Boise metropolitan area.

River crossings

See also

References

  1. "Largest Private Sector Employers in Boise Valley". Boise Valley Economic Partnership. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. Charles Wilkinson Moore
  3. C.W. Moore Park
  4. Homestead Act in Boise Archived June 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Federal Writers' Project. "Idaho: A Guide in Word and Picture." New York: Oxford University Press, 1950.
  6. Rhodes Park
  7. Idaho Transportation Department Archived August 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Boise Greenbelt Guide
  9. Boise River Greenbelt
  10. Ninth Street Bridge
  11. Lusk Street District Project
  12. "Greenbelt map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  13. Memorial Bridge Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  14. Greenbelt Guide
  15. "Broadway Bridge Replacement Project". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg A cinéma vérité view of the redevelopment of downtown Boise in 1988