An entertainment district is a type of arts district with a high concentration of movie theaters, theatres or other entertainment venues. Such areas may be officially designated by local governments with functional zoning regulations, as well as public and private investment in distinctive urban design.
Partial list of entertainment districts
Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada Broadway (Nashville, Tennessee), Nashville, Tennessee Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee San Antonio River Walk, San Antonio, Texas 17 Avenue SW, Calgary, Canada Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal, Canada Calgary Entertainment District, Canada South Edmonton Common, Canada Ice District, Edmonton, Alberta Old Strathcona, Edmonton, Alberta Granville Entertainment District, Vancouver Hohenzollernring, Cologne St. Pauli with Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany Bermudadreieck, Bochum, Germany Toronto Entertainment District, Canada Te Aro Entertainment District, Wellington, New Zealand Soho, London, England The O2, London, England Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Blok M, Jakarta, Indonesia Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia Kabukichō, Tokyo, Japan Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan Shinjuku Ni-chōme, Tokyo, Japan Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan Sōemonchō, Osaka, Japan Amerikamura, Osaka, Japan Umeda, Osaka, Japan Dōyama-chō, Osaka, Japan Susukino, Sapporo, Japan Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong
Cause and effects of entertainment districts Entertainment districts have economically helped downtowns and cities thrive through development of various businesses that attract tourism and commerce. As entertainment districts tend to create crowds, facilitation and management by police is required to promote safety and regulation. The main source that requires police interaction in the entertainment districts are the nightclubs and bars that may promote intoxication and lead to miscreant behavior. Police and security deal with behavior consisting of bar fights, overcrowding, and public urination. The requirement of regulation and maintenance of these areas are important for the safety of the individuals utilizing and benefiting from the entertainment districts.
See also
Amusement park Urban vitality
References