Old Town

City's original neighborhood

Old Town appears as a proper name for specific historic districts, neighborhoods, or municipalities: Old Town Alexandria, Old Town San Diego.

It also names commercial establishments—bars, restaurants, and the like—evoking nostalgic or traditional character. (Lowercase old town refers generically to any city's historic center.)

Opposites
urban development/modernity

Old Townnew town

Recently established urban area

new development · downtown · central business district · financial district · tech hub

preservation status

Old Towngentrified area

Neighborhood transformed by wealth

urban character/atmosphere

Old Townsuburban sprawl

Unplanned outward residential development

Family

old, town, older, oldest, elders

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