Downtown St. Catharines

Downtown St. Catharines
Neighbourhood
Downtown core
Downtown core
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CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CitySt. Catharines

Downtown St. Catharines is the central business district of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by the city as the area between Highway 406 on the west and south, Geneva Street on the east until it reaches St. Paul Street then Welland Avenue north until it meets Niagara Street.[1]

It is an historical area of the city as well as a significant cultural and entertainment destination. The Niagara Grape and Wine Festival parade is held in downtown St. Catharines.[2] Various retail and commercial businesses are found throughout the downtown core, as well as government, financial and law offices. Since 2015, the neighbourhood has been home to the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, a campus of Brock University.[3]

  1. ^ "Map of Downtown St. Catharines Area" (PDF). City of St. Catharines.
  2. ^ Benner, Allan. "More than 100,000 expected to return to St. Catharines for return of Grape and Wine Festival". St. Catharines Standard. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ Law, John. "Community meetings planned to determine future of massive Rodman Hall art collection". Niagara Falls Review. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 15 December 2022.