Channel District (Tampa, Florida)

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The Channel District (a.k.a Channelside) is a City of Tampa, Florida neighborhood. The district lies just east of Downtown Tampa, opposite Meridian Avenue/Beneficial Drive. It is bordered by Ybor Channel on the east and Garrison Channel on the south.

Largely a commercial and industrial area in the past, redevelopment has transformed the Channel District by adding entertainment venues, such as the Florida Aquarium, SS American Victory Museum Ship, and Channelside Entertainment Complex, plus high-density mixed-use professional and residential structures, including several mid-rise apartment buildings and the twin 30-story Towers at Channelside condos, completed in 2007.

Maritime and tourism-related industrial use remains, most notably ship repair vendors and the Tampa Port Authority, which operates three passenger cruise ship terminals along Channelside Drive and the Garrison and Ybor Channels.

The Channel District is one of the main corridors in the city served by the TECO Electric Streetcar System. The following stations are located in the district:
* Tampa Tribune Station
* Cumberland Avenue Station
* York Street Station
* Port Authority Station