The New Downtown of Wilmington, DE

This is Wilmington a blend of the old and new a city rich in culture and history communities full of amazing architecture and distinct characteristics come take a look at the uniqueness of diverse neighborhoods and revitalized areas in Wilmington
today downtown Wilmington is experiencing a resurgence as more educators artists entrepreneurs and students are coming downtown to live work and play the area presents a collection of transitional facades giving this neighborhood ownership of blending the old with the new from block to block from 14th Street on the north to Martin Luther King Boulevard on the south it’s accessible from i-95 and by Amtrak rail for many years folks referred to the Market Street area as going in town but during the 80s the expression got changed to downtown living downtown started a new movement for developers to renovate and create a home base for a trendy culture by the 21st century residential parcels were established for those wanting to live and experience the revitalized area from the Shipley lofts for artists to the Market Street Village for teachers we’re seeing new residents coming to live just a few blocks from each other with the collaboration of the Wilmington Renaissance corporation downtown to form the creation of a lower Market Street vicinity in 2012 calling it Loma for sure this area is fashioned with residents small businesses restaurants entertainment and activities downtown Wilmington is still home to some of our nation’s largest financial institutions as well as most of the fortune 500 companies in the country that bring together of the first group of people and government offices have been sharing downtown space for many years for visitors the area provides a choice selection of quality hotels that offer luxury and state-of-the-art amenities downtown is now home to several co-working spaces like coin loft on Market Street and the mill in the nemours building as well as artistic and created technical companies in the 90s downtown added an educational feature giving the area more interest and promise educational institutions set up campus sites for city workers as a convenience University of Delaware created a satellite facility on the corner of eighth and King streets Delaware technical & Community College and the Delaware College of Art and Design are drawing more students to this area every year for more community connection and pathways to city activities for the local community the Wilmington library offers workshops on a variety of topics the Wilmington Historical Society which includes the african-american museum takes you back in time exploring Delaware history and strengthening the culture of the community from food trucks to fine dining downtown Wilmington has food options for every taste entertainment options are growing in Wilmington too while the Playhouse immigrant continued more than a century’s tradition of providing quality entertainment newer venues like World Cafe live at the Queen the Nomad and Bobbie Ryan’s are giving audiences even more variety in Wilmington’s nightlife and what’s even more impressive and you could say it’s about time is that downtown has claimed a niche and they called it creative District Wilmington an established home for the artistic and creative community since the founding Wilmington we’ve seen our downtown grow and evolved bringing about new ideas and opportunities while honoring the rich heritage of the men and women who built this great city today Wilmington is home to educators artists entrepreneurs business leaders students and retirees who enjoy living working and playing in the welcoming community