Downtown Boise | |
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Location in the United States Location in Idaho | |
Coordinates: 43°36′54″N116°12′14″W / 43.615°N 116.204°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho |
County | Ada County |
City | Boise |
Subdistricts of downtown | List
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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.
Rank | Employer | Employees |
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1 | St. Luke's Health Systems | 7,000–7,999 |
2 | Micron Technology | 5,000–5,999 |
3 | Saint Alphonsus Health System | 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 |
See List of tallest buildings in Boise
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.
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.
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A cinéma vérité view of the redevelopment of downtown Boise in 1988 |