[2] Downtown Oklahoma City is the legal, financial, economic, nightlife, and entertainment center of the region.

Beginning in the 1960s, downtown Oklahoma City underwent a major urban renewal initiative known as the Pei Plan.

Initially founded as a warehouse district, Bricktown is now home to hotels, clubs, restaurants, residences, and offices.

Midtown is a mixed-use district home to many restaurants, shops, offices, nightlife, housing, hotels, and medical facilities such as St. Anthony Hospital.

Since the mid-1990s, residential housing has made a significant rebound in downtown Oklahoma City as numerous projects have been completed with many more proposed or are currently in development in each district.

The Santa Fe Depot is a train station located in City Center and services Amtrak's Heartland Flyer inter-city rail.

Six highway routes meet near downtown Oklahoma City at an interchange locally known as the Dallas Junction: I-35, I-40, I-235, US 62, US 77, and US 270.