Eastside

Named city section

Eastside appears in official neighborhood names and place designations across many cities: the Eastside of Los Angeles, Seattle's Eastside.

As a proper noun, it identifies specific districts with recognized boundaries and distinct character.

She moved to the Eastside for the schools. (Lowercase eastside is a general directional term.)

community

residents

People living somewhere

  • localsArea's permanent inhabitants
  • nativesOriginal local population
  • prideSatisfaction from one's achievements

loyalty · identity · roots · heritage · traditions · solidarity · activism · grassroots · organizing · block party

hiphop

rap

Quick sharp blow

hood · streets · West Coast · Eazy-E · turf · block · realness · authenticity · storytelling · beats

development

revitalization

Restoring vigor or vitality

construction · expansion · zoning · planning · growth · renewal · displacement · rezoning · affordable housing · mixed-use

place

neighborhood

Residential area nearby

precinct · locality · sector · zone · suburb · quarter · downtown · uptown · westside · northside

Categories
Opposites
cardinal direction within urban geography

EastsideWest End

London theatre district

Southside · South Side · uptown · downtown · central district

socioeconomic/cultural connotation in American urban contexts

Eastsideuptown

Affluent city area

affluent neighborhoods

Family

side, east, beside, sidewalk, sideways, eastern, southeast, sideline, northeast

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G