Downtown's Central Square (Federal Plaza) from the east.

Downtown Youngstown is the center of the city of Youngstown, and is shaping up to become the prime arts and entertainment district in the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area. It is the location of most government buildings and banks in the area, Youngstown State University, the Butler Museum of American Art, the McDonough Museum of Contemporary Art, the DeYor and Oakland Centres for the Performing Arts, the Chevrolet Centre, Powers Auditorium (the original Warner Bros. Theatre), and several other Steel Valley landmarks. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1201 KB) Summary (photo by Blue80) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1201 KB) Summary (photo by Blue80) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Official website: http://www. ... Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an accredited university located in Youngstown, Ohio. ... The Youngstown Convocation Center is a 5,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Youngstown, Ohio. ... Powers Auditorium, in Youngstown, Ohio is the largest auditorium in the Youngstown-Warren area. ...

Downtown- 1970s-early 2000s

With the opening of the Southern Park Mall in the suburb of Boardman, the decline of the steel industry in the city, and the overall upward trend of suburbanization, downtown Youngstown went into a sharp decline. Businesses on Federal Street left in droves, and closing West Federal to traffic with the construction of Federal Plaza didn't help either. The department stores and movie theaters closed up shop, and most of the car dealerships left for the suburbs. By the 1990s, downtown became something of a ghost town, with virtually no activity, and also became a symbol of how deep Youngstown had fallen since it lost its steel mills. The Southern Park Mall is a shopping mall in Boardman, Ohio. ... Boardman may refer to: Boardman, Oregon Boardman, North Carolina Boardman, Ohio Operation Boardman This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Downtown- 2002-Present

Federal Street in downtown, 2005

By the early 2000s, Youngstown began to rise from the ashes of the economic decline, and began organizing for a citywide redevelopment plan known as Youngstown 2010, with one of the key points for the plan called for a downtown renaissance. One of the first plans was to re-open West Federal to traffic, which was completed in early 2005, and the re-opening has began an upward trend. While the department stores and businesses of yesterday may not return, many old buildings are being torn down to make way for new buildings, primarily government offices. In addition, many bars and restaurants have opened in the area, as well as the opening of the Chevrolet Centre, which has given Youngstown a professional hockey team and many events that were previously unable to perform in the city. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1128 KB) Summary (photo by Blue80) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1128 KB) Summary (photo by Blue80) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Youngstown Convocation Center is a 5,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Youngstown, Ohio. ...

Economy of Downtown Youngstown

Downtown's economy largely depends on companies whose offices are located in the area and the university, although the opening of the Chevrolet Centre has recently given rise to new economic opportunities.

Youngstown State University is the largest employer in the city, and the headquarters of Home Savings and Loan is also located downtown. Other companies with offices downtown include JPMorgan Chase & Co., First National Bank, Sky Bank, National City Bank, InfoCision, The Vindicator, and The Youngstown Business Incubator. The United States Postal Service has a large branch located in downtown that is a large employer. Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an accredited university located in Youngstown, Ohio. ... JPMorgan Chase & Co. ... First National Bank is the name of many current and former banks throughout the United States, most of which are independent of each other. ... The National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC) is one of the ten largest banks in America (among others, in terms of deposits). ... The Vindicator is a daily newspaper serving the region surrounding Youngstown, Ohio. ... Business incubators are organizations that support the entrepreneurial process, helping to increase survival rates for innovative startup companies. ... A USPS logo A USPS truck in San Francisco A smaller truck (a Long Life Vehicle or LLV) used in suburban areas The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States government (see ) responsible for providing postal service in the United...

The Youngstown Business Incubator houses several small, (B2B Software) technological companies that have been attracting attention throughout NE Ohio and Western Pennsylvania [1]. The Incubator occupies one historic building, and has recently been considering building a new high-tech facilty on the West End of the city's downtown.

Downtown is slowly becoming an arts and entertainment center for the Mahoning Valley, as the opening of the Chevrolet Centre has brought more people to downtown with the events it hosts. The Centre's opening has also given rise to new restaurants and bars in downtown: several local establishments have become fairly popular among residents, including Buffalo Wild Wings, the Bean Counter, Cedar's, Skeeter's, Imbibe, the Core, Charley Staple's Bar-B-Que, Cafe' Cimmento, Steeltown Studios, and the Old Precinct. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar NASDAQ: BWLD, formerly called Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck or BW3, is a sports bar and restaurant franchise in the United States that is best-known for its buffalo wings. ...

External links

• downtownyoungstown.com Site run by downtown enthusiasts, featuring a forum, photo galleries, and news and events bulletins that concern downtown.