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Lethbridge's downtown started out near the crest of the coulees, gradually moving eastward through the 20th century as the original downtown decayed. This movement was arrested and reversed somewhat with the opening of Lethbridge Centre and the provincial courthouse in the mid 70s, but was slowed by the coming of Park Place in the mid 80s. This older section of the downtown has only recently fully recovered from that godawful mistake, and the downtown now covers an area from the coulee crest to Stafford Drive, and from 1st Avenue S. to 6th Avenue S.