Ford Center (Evansville)

Downtown Evansville is the central business district of Evansville, Indiana. The boundaries of downtown Evansville have changed as the city has grown, but they are generally considered to be between Canal Street at the south and east, the Lloyd Expressway to the north, Pigeon Creek to the northwest, and the Ohio River to the southeast south and southwest. Downtown Evansville is entirely within Pigeon Township. The district constitutes Evansville's government, cultural and business center. The Evansville Civic Center houses the administrative offices for the city and Vanderburgh County. Berry Plastics, CenterPoint Energy, and Old National Bank, the largest financial services bank holding company headquartered in Indiana, have corporate headquarters in downtown Evansville with Mead Johnson's headquarters just west of Downtown.

Gemcraft–Wittmer Building, also known as Gemcraft, was a historic commercial building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1892, and was a Late Victorian style building.: Part 1  It has been demolished. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Signature School is a charter high school located in downtown Evansville, Indiana on the Main Street walkway. The school opened in 2002 as Indiana's first public charter high school. It has been consistently ranked, by a number of publications, as one of the top high schools in the United States.

Conner's Bookstore, also known as Dallas Music, was a historic commercial building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1865, and was a vernacular building.: Part 1  It has been demolished. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The Victory Theatre is a 1,950 seat venue in Evansville, Indiana. It is home to the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and also hosts local ballet and modern dance companies, theatre companies, and touring productions.Opened on June 16, 1921 and originally seating 2,500 patrons, the theater was part of the Sonntag Hotel – Victory Theater complex that was organized by Marcus Sonntag and associates who were stockholders in the American Trust and Savings Bank across Sixth Street from the theater. Along with Frederick H. Gruneberg, St., President of the Consolidated Theaters Corporation, Sonntag and his associates contracted with Hoffman Construction Company to build the theater. It was air conditioned with commercial ice.The Victory featured a daily program of four vaudeville acts, a movie, a comedy routine, organ music and a ten-piece orchestra. In 1926 the Victory was leased to Loews Theatres as a movie chain and was renamed Loew's Victory. In 1928 Loew's featured Evansville's first "talking picture," an epic titled "Tenderloin." Later that year, "The Jazz Singer," featuring Al Jolson, became the first stand-alone talkie shown in the city. The Loews's Victory Theatre closed in 1971. As the independent Victory Theatre it was divided into a triplex, but was closed in 1979. The theater was restored to its former glory and reopened in 1998 after a $15 million renovation. The Victory was designed by architect John Pridmore of Chicago. The exterior is in the restrained style characteristic of commercial buildings of the era, but the auditorium is more ornate. The stage, 68 feet (21 m) wide and 82 feet (25 m) deep, was at the time it was built one of the largest in the Midwest. In 1982 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.It is owned by the City of Evansville and is co-managed with The Ford Center by VenuWorks.

The Montgomery Ward Building (also known as the Old Montgomery Ward Building) is a historic department store building at 517-19 Main Street in Downtown Evansville, Indiana. It has three stories and was completed in 1933 in the Georgian Revival style.

Harding and Miller Music Company is a historic commercial building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1891, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, style brick building with limestone detailing. It features a decorative parapet.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville is an interactive children's museum in Evansville, Indiana. The museum educates and inspires children about the world. Exhibits include deconstructing objects, a water exhibit that spans multiple floors, experiences about the human body and its senses, and a gallery for freedom of expression.Built inside the historic old Central Library, the museum opened in September 2006. The Art Deco building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now offers visitors three floors of interactive exhibits and galleries.: Part 1, p. 14  The museum was designed by Roto Studio, a museum design and engineering firm specializing in creating interactive educational environments and experiences for children as well as adults.

The O'Donnell Building (also known as the Bethuram-O'Donnell Building) is a historic commercial building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana.

John H. Roelker House is a historic home located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1858, and is a three-story, four-bay, brick dwelling.: Part 1 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

The Old National Events Plaza (formerly The Centre) is a 280,000-square-foot (26,000 m2) convention center and auditorium in Evansville, Indiana, United States, that consists of a 2,500-seat auditorium, a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) exhibit hall, 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) ballroom, and 12 flexible 1,000-square-foot (93 m2) meeting rooms.The facility hosts small and medium-sized conventions ranging from 20 to 4,000 people. The auditorium is also frequently the site a variety of concerts and special events. Formerly known as Vanderburgh Auditorium, the building underwent a major renovation and expansion in the mid-1990s and was renamed the centre. The architects involved with the project included HOK Venue and Veazey Parrot & Shoulders.It is co-managed with the Ford Center, Mesker Amphitheatre, and Victory Theatre.

EvilleCon is an annual three day anime convention held during March at the Old National Events Plaza in Evansville, Indiana.