Downtown Orlando

The downtown area of Orlando, Florida is far removed from the famous attractions that draw tourists to the region.

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Downtown Orlando contains a number of highrises that dot the downtown area. They include Bank of America Tower at 408 feet tall and 29 stories, Orange County Courthouse at 417 feet and 24 stories, and SunTrust Center Tower at 441 feet and 32 stories.

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Downtown - Bank of America Tower - Orange County Courthouse - SunTrust Center Tower

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The main route through downtown is Orange Avenue, a one-way street on which traffic flows to the south. It is known by locals for its nightlife and for the tall office buildings that dot the roadway. Other main roads include Magnolia Avenue, Central Boulevard, Hughey Avenue, and Colonial Drive. Two main highways that run through downtown are Interstate 4 and the East-West Expressway (Toll SR 408).

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Interstate 4 - East-West Expressway

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Downtown is home to many urban amenities such as a 18,000 seat arena known as the TD Waterhouse Centre which hosts the Orlando Magic NBA team, the Orlando Predators Arena Football Leagues team. It also is host to a popular nightclub known as Club Paris, which is named after Paris Hilton.

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TD Waterhouse Centre - Orlando Magic - Orlando Predators - Arena Football - Paris Hilton

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Downtown Orlando has many parks. Lake Eola, known for its fountain, also has swan boats for rent.

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Park - Lake Eola - Fountain

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There are several areas of downtown Orlando:

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• Uptown is bounded by Colonial Drive on the South and Lake Ivanhoe on the North.
• Eola is one bounded by Rosaland on the West
• Parramore is bounded by Hughey on the East
• The Central business District is bounded by The East-West Expressway on the South and Colonial Drive on the North
 
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