downtown LOFT DISTRICT
History
Most buidings date from late
19th century and were part of the booming garment district prior to World War II.
Local and national developers have acquired many buildings along Washington since the 1990's and most are being re-developed into lofts and condominiums
Highlights
Gateway Arch, the world's tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere designed by Eero Saarinen
OrpheumTheater opened in 1917 as a vaudeville house.
Campbell House Museum displays history and furnishings of the middle Victorian period.
Central Library
Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral
