Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Downtown Orlando is the historic core and central business district of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is somewhat removed from the tourist areas that are located in the southern half of the city, but does draw a significant number of visitors seeking to experience the "Real Orlando". Tourists driving into Orlando from northern Florida via I-4 will likely drive through downtown on their way to the tourist district. Downtown Orlando is a thriving urban center that underwent significant development in the past decade. Before 1996, downtown was relatively small for a city of Orlando''s size and if it were not for Church Street Station, many tourists would never see it. Today, downtown consists of four primary areas; Uptown to the north around Lake Ivanhoe, Eola to the east around Lake Eola, Parramore to the west near the Amway Arena, and the Central Business District between Colonial Dr and Lake Lucerne.