Arts & Entertainment District
The Arts & Entertainment District, or previously known as Omni, is a neighborhood of Downtown Miami, Florida. It is bound roughly by North 19th Street to the north, North 10th Street to the south, North West 2nd Avenue to the west, and Biscayne Boulevard to the east.
Arts & Entertainment District | |
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Neighborhood of Miami | |
The Arts & Entertainment District viewed at night in May 2011 from Watson Island | |
Arts & Entertainment District within the City of Miami | |
| Coordinates: 25.798964°N 80.189552°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade County |
| City | Miami |
| Government | |
| • City of Miami Commissioner | Marc Sarnoff |
| • Miami-Dade Commissioners | Audrey Edmonson |
| • House of Representatives | Cynthia A. Stafford (D) |
| • State Senate | Gwen Margolis (D) |
| • U.S. House | Maria Elvira Salazar (R) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,033 (District population only) 71,000 (Greater Downtown population) |
| • Density | 20,585/sq mi (7,948/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 (EST) |
| ZIP Code | 33132 |
| Area codes | 305, 786 |
| Website | Miami Arts & Entertainment District |
The Arts & Entertainment District is an urban, residential neighborhood with many high-rise residential towers, as well as some smaller scale historic buildings. It is home to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the old Miami Herald headquarters (now located in Doral), and the Omni International Mall. Until 2014, it was one of the neighborhoods that hosted the annual Miami International Boat Show at the Sea Isle Marina. The City of Miami Cemetery, one of Miami's oldest cemeteries, is also located in the district, as well as the historic Women's Club, and some of Miami's oldest churches and synagogues.
The Arts & Entertainment District is served by the Omni Loop branch of the Metromover and by the Metrorail via Metromover at Government Center.