The Uptown District of Houston is located 6.2 miles (10 km) west of downtown and is centered along Post Oak Boulevard Westheimer Road and the Galleria. In its role as a satellite central business district and a center for premier shopping centers and hotels. The Uptown District is roughly bounded by Woodway Drive to the north the I-610 (West Loop) to the east U.S. Highway 59 to the south and Yorktown Street to the west.
