Downtown's Core neighborhood is bordered by Little Italy to the north, the Horton Plaza and district and Gaslamp Quarter to the south, the Columbia district to the west, and the East Village to the east. The Core district is the visual and physical center of Downtown serving as the region's hub for government, finance and business. The Core District houses City Hall, the Small Business Administration and World Trade Center.

Broadway and C Street are focal areas for daytime and nighttime activities fostered by street-level merchants. There are also a variety of arts-related venues in the Core district including Symphony Hall, the Civic Center and the 1929 California Theater. Restoration and revitalization of many of the historic buildings are underway or planned, adding new residential, retail, commercial opportunities and parking to the area. Hotel and retail development began here in the 1860s and in the 1920s with the addition of several grand theatres. The Core district was downtown's fashionable business and entertainment quarter until the urban center's decline began in the 1960s. Since the Centre City Development Corporation's inception in 1975, development of the Core district has been a crucial element to revitalizing San Diego's downtown area. Existing notable structures in the Core include the Westgate and U.S. Grant hotels, the City Administration Building complex, and the high-rise offices of the B Street "Financial Corridor."

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