{{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Downtown Laredo | nickname = | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = Texas | subdivision_type2 = [[List of Texas counties|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Webb County, Texas|Webb County]] | subdivision_type3 = City | subdivision_name3 = [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] | area_magnitude = | area_total = | TotalArea_sq_mi = | area_land = | LandArea_sq_mi = | area_water = | WaterArea_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | population_as_of = | population_total = | population_density = | population_density_mi2 = | elevation_ft = 450| postal_code_type = ZIP codes| postal_code = 78040, 78042| area_code = [[Area code 956|956]]| website = | footnotes = | }} [[Image:San Agustin Cathedral.JPG|thumb|San Agustin Cathedral]] [[Image:Old map-Laredo-1892.jpg|thumb|Map of Laredo in 1892, which now is Downtown Laredo]] [[Image:Rio Grande Republic Capitol.jpg|thumb|[[Republic of the Rio Grande]] Capitol building]] '''Downtown Laredo''' is the second main business district in [[Laredo, Texas]]. Downtown Laredo is the starting point for [[Interstate Highway 35 (Texas)|Interstate Highway 35]] and [[Texas State Highway 359|State Highway 359]]. It is home to all of Laredo's high-rise buildings. Laredo's and [[Webb County, Texas|Webb County's]] main government buildings are located in Downtown Laredo. Most of Webb County's [[National Register of Historic Places]] are in this area.
==Location== Downtown Laredo is located in South Central Laredo, Texas at the terminus of Interstate Highway 35. On the opposite side of the [[Rio Grande]], Downtown Nuevo Laredo is located. Downtown Laredo is roughly bounded by [[I-35]] on the East, the Rio Grande on the South and West and Park Street in the North. This area was the original city of Laredo, founded in 1755 by [[Don Tomás Sanchez]].
==Points of interest== Points of interest in Downtown Laredo are: *Educational **[[Laredo Community College]] Fort McIntosh campus *Financial **[[Laredo National Bank]] headquarters **[[International Bank of Commerce]] headquarters *Historical <small>according to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/tx/Webb/state.html National Register of Historic Places in Webb County]</ref></small> **[[Barrio Azteca Historic District]] **[[Fort McIntosh, Texas|Fort Mcintosh]] **[[List of buildings in Laredo, Texas#Hamilton Hotel|Hamilton Hotel]] **[[Laredo Federal Building]] **[[Republic of the Rio Grande Museum]] **[[San Agustin Cathedral]] **[[San Agustin Historical District]] **[[Webb County Courthouse]] *Retail **[[El Portal Center]] mall **[[Streets of Laredo Urban Mall]] *Transportation **[[Gateway to the Americas International Bridge]] **[[Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge]] *Other **[[Rio Grande]]
==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Duty-free Zone.jpg|Duty-free zone Image:Laredo National Bank HQ.JPG|Laredo National Bank HQ Image:Rio Grande Plaza Hotel.jpg|Rio grande Plaza Hotel Image:Webb County Courthouse 2007.jpg|Webb County Courthouse Image:Former Plaza Theater in downtown Laredo, TX IMG_1970.JPG|Former Plaza Theater in downtown Laredo </gallery>
==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}} {{Laredo, Texas}}
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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Laredo, Texas]] [[Category:Central business districts in the United States|Laredo]]