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8 unusual facts about Central District


Bullitt Center

The Bullitt Center is a commercial office building at the northern edge of the Central District neighborhood, near Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington.

Demographics of Seattle

Seattle also has the largest African American population of any city in the Pacific Northwest, it is largely concentrated in the Central District and Rainier Valley neighborhoods.

Ernestine Anderson

In 2012, the Low Income Housing Institute named a housing project the "Ernestine Anderson Place" in her honor, noting Anderson's long residence in Seattle's Central District where the units are located.

Murder of Timothy Brenton

On the night of October 31, 2009, at approximately 10:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7), Brenton and his partner, trainee officer Britt Sweeney, were both sitting in their patrol car following a traffic stop at 29th Avenue South and East Yesler Way in the Central District.

The murder of Timothy Brenton occurred on October 31, 2009, in the Central District of Seattle, Washington, United States.

Robert Shannon

Shannon had a white mother and black father, and started fighting in the streets as a young boy in Seattle's predominately black Central District, where he found kids who would start fights with him because he was white.

Tyree Scott Freedom School

A Black Panther Party tour of the Central District takes youth to the former headquarters of the party, exposes them to the Ten Point Platform, and gives them the opportunity to questions of Aaron Dixon, former Black Panther and founder of the Seattle chapter.

World Naked Bike Ride Seattle

For the first time ever in Seattle, a clothing-optional bike ride went through the Central and Madrona Districts of Seattle to begin its trek down Lake Washington Boulevard, which was originally designed as a bicycle path by the Olmsted Brothers.


Administrative divisions of Riga

The administrative divisions of Riga consists of six administrative entities: Central District, Kurzeme District, Latgale Suburb, Northern District, Vidzeme Suburb and Zemgale Suburb.

Bolshoy Dom

The building is located in the Central District of Saint Petersburg at the beginning of Liteyny Prospekt, one block from the Neva River.

Sadovaya Street

The section from the Moika to Gorokhovaya Street belongs to the Central District of the city, and the rest, to the Admiralteysky District.


see also

Abando

Nowadays, the name refers to the central district and neighbourhood of this city, holding the provincial administration, the long-distance RENFE Bilbao-Abando train station, three subway stations (Abando, Moyúa and Indautxu), and many commerces like El Corte Inglés department store.

Ağılönü

Ağılönü, Karaman, a village the central district (Karaman), Karaman Province

All Wrestling Organization

All Wrestling Organization is an independent wrestling promotion in Israel, currently operating out of Tira in the Central District of Israel.

Aşağıköy

Aşağıköy, Bilecik, a village in the central district (Bilecik) of Bilecik Province

Bardbol

Bardbol, Valanjerd, a village in Valanjerd Rural District, Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran

Bardbol, Shirvan, a village in Shirvan Rural District, Central District of Borujerd County, Lorestan Province, Iran

Bruce Kupper

Bruce served Senator William Cohen, then U.S. Senator from Maine and later United States Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration, as central district staff member and office manager from 1973 to 1975.

Central and Western District

The Central district was the principal European business district, hence the arrival of the first major bank HSBC.

Chung-guyok

Chung-guyŏk (Central District) is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea.

Damla

Damla Espid, a village in Dehdasht-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran.

Dehnow, Khorramabad

Dehnow, Dehpir, a village in Dehpir Rural District, Central District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran

Dehnow, Azna, a village in Azna Rural District, Central District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran

Gençali

Gençali, Bartın a village in the central district of Bartın Province

Gökdere

Gökdere, Amasya, a village in the central district of Amasya Province

Güryıldız

Güryıldız is a town in the central district (Tokat) of Tokat Province, Turkey.

Jardine Water Purification Plant

The Jardine Water Purification Plant, formerly the Central District Filtration Plant, is the largest capacity water filtration plant in the world, located at 1000 E. Ohio Street north of Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois.

Kadıköy, Yalova

Kadıköy is a town in the central district of Yalova Province, Turkey.

Kavaklı

Kavaklı, Kırklareli, a town in the central district of Kırklareli Province

Korucuk

Korucuk a village in the central district of Sinop Province

Kozluca

Kozluca, Burdur a town in the central district of Burdur Province

Loras College

Michael M. Mihm (class of 1964), US District Court Judge for the Central District of Illinois.

Mangwato tribe

The Bamangwato (more correctly BagammaNgwato) can be said to be one of the eight "principal" Tswana chieftaincies of Botswana, and just like any other Tswana chieftaincy in Botswana, constitutes a small percent in the central district even in their capital Serowe.

Merkez

The central districts of the Provinces of Turkey, often (but not always) bearing the same name as the province (e.g. Mersin is the central district of Mersin Province)

Nakhl

Nakhl-e Yusef, a village in Moghuyeh Rural District, in the Central District of Bandar Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Nakhl-e Ghanem, a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Kangan County, Bushehr Province, Iran

Nummela

Nummela (Vihti), the central district of the Finnish municipality of Vihti.

Oluklu

Oluklu, Adıyaman, a village in the central district of Adyaman Province

Oriente Petrolero

While still in the Association of Santa Cruz was cut amateur club was formed on the basis of a neighborhood team called 'Oriente', composed solely of employees of YPFB of the Central District.

Rig Sefid

Rig Sefid, Robat, a village in Robat Rural District, Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran

Rig Sefid, Dehpir-e Shomali, a village in Dehpir-e Shomali Rural District, Central District of Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran

Sivaslı

Sivaslı district area neighbors those of four other districts of the same province from north to south, clockwise Karahallı, Ulubey, Uşak central district, and Banaz and ranges Sandıklı district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the east and Çivril district of Denizli Province in the southeast.

St. Louis Police Department

Traffic Safety - Mounted Patrol -SWAT - Canine - Public Transportation - Aviation In 1925 the Traffic Division was located at 208 South Twelfth in the Central District and Headquarters .

Thomas O'Brien

Thomas P. O'Brien (born 1960), former United States Attorney for the Central District of California

Whitinsville Christian School

The most recent trip in the spring of 2010 was to Gary, West Virginia Many middle and high school students audition for the Central District orchestra, which is composed of musicians from the Central Massachusetts area.

Zeytinlik

Zeytinlik, Artvin, a village in the central district of Artvin Province, Turkey