1.   Street selling has always centered in the downtown historic district, a maze of narrow streets and crumbling colonial buildings.

2.   And cabaret, which includes everything from a string quartet to striptease, is forbidden in the downtown shopping district.

3.   A Latino City Council member, for example, has been trying to wrest part of the downtown district from a black council member.

4.   A peninsula location perfect for a downtown district.

5.   Admission is free, and most events are held under the oaks of Lawrence Park in the downtown historic district.

6.   Along with this shift, the downtown district has atrophied, as the thriving new businesses have tended to move to other parts of the city and region.

7.   Developers and city officials hope the complex will give a renewed sense of vibrancy to the downtown district.

8.   Executives regularly commute between the downtown financial district and the corporate skyscrapers in Shinjuku on the Marunouchi line.

9.   For much of the last year, office properties located outside of downtown districts were the best performers in the commercial real estate market.

10.   First stop is the downtown historic district in Calumet.