Downtown Beaumont

Downtown Beaumont is currently experiencing a renaissance, with streets, sidewalks and historic buildings receiving significant attention.

The Beaumont Commercial District, located in downtown, consists of various styles of buildings, including six high-rises built before 1932.

[1] The Old Spanish Trail (U.S. Route 90) travels through the district on Willow, Park, Pearl and College Streets.

[5] The Tyrrell Historical Library, also part of the Beaumont public library system, has archives including material from the Jefferson Beaumont family; the George W. O'Brien diaries from the American Civil War and the O'Brien family papers; and, an autograph album which belonged to Captain Randolph Owen of Alabama which included autographs of Confederate military leaders imprisoned by Union Forces at Johnson's Island, Ohio after the Civil War.

It's A Wonderful Life 1946 premiere was held at the Jefferson Theatre, with star James Stewart and director Frank Capra in attendance.

The Crockett Street entertainment complex offers night clubs and restaurants for the nightlife of downtown Beaumont.

It was restructured after a lawsuit resulting from an incident involving the death of a local women due to negligence of alcohol consumption.

With Beaumont's convenient location off I-10, a major highway connecting Houston to New Orleans, Crockett is able to host both local and national music acts.

The Beaumont Civic Center is on main street, the venue is host to trade shows, sporting events, conventions, banquets, graduations and concerts.

On a fourteen-acre site, the Beaumont Event Centre and plaza is located between the streets of Neches and MLK Pkwy.

The park includes an amphitheater with seating for fifty, boat docks, a river overlook, and covered pavilions.

The park was indefinitely closed due to damages from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in September 2017 [12] Downtown is home to the headquarters of Entergy Texas, whose offices are housed in Edison Plaza.