Denver's downtown district is east of the Rocky Mountain foothills.
=== Decentralization ===One way in which downtown changed from the late 19th century to the early part of the 20th century was that industrial concerns began to leave downtown and move to the periphery of the city, which meant that downtown's businesses were chiefly part of the burgeoning service sector
 Anything south of where the speaker is currently standing, in most places, is said to be downtown

