About BoDo
Boise Downtown
A district shaped by rail-era warehouses, a near-miss with a shopping mall, and a city that chose to build around walkable streets.
The district
Where it is
BoDo is generally described as the area from 9th Street to Capitol Boulevard and from Front Street to Myrtle Street, in the southern part of downtown Boise. Its crossroads is 8th and Broad.
The 1935 Northrup King & Co. Seed Warehouse, part of the South 8th Street Historic District and now home to Boise Contemporary Theater.
A short history
- Early 1900s
Brick warehouses rise along the rail lines south of downtown — among them the Mercantile and Northrup buildings that still anchor the district.
- 1976
Developers Larry Leasure and Winston Moore open Eighth Street Marketplace amid vacated railroad tracks and warehouses, filling historic space with shops and restaurants.
- 2003
Developer Mark Rivers acquires the marketplace and adds new buildings and a hotel, naming the whole area BoDo — short for Boise Downtown.
- 2005
The BoDo commercial complex at 9th and Broad is completed; soon the name shows up in businesses across the district.
- 2020s
A new entertainment wave arrives with The Warehouse Food Hall, BoDo Cinema and Treefort Music Hall on Broad Street.
About this website
BoDoBoise.com is an independent demonstration concept. It is not an official website of the BoDo district, the Downtown Boise Association, the City of Boise, or any business listed.
Businesses are listed for illustration only; no listing implies endorsement, sponsorship or partnership. Business names and addresses were verified in October 2026. Hours, menus and lineups change — please confirm with each business before visiting.
Photo credits
All photographs are real images of downtown Boise from Wikimedia Commons, used under their listed licenses.
- BoDo district buildings and streetlights at dusk in downtown BoisePatrick R. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Downtown Boise skyline at sunset with the snow-dusted foothills behindJyoni Shuler · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Front Street in downtown Boise at nightPatrick R. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Storefronts and historic brick buildings along 8th Street in downtown BoiseTamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Grove Plaza with café tables near the arena entranceKyvuh · CC0
- The 1935 Northrup King & Co. Seed Warehouse, now home to Boise Contemporary TheaterTamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bronze plaque marking the South Eighth Street Historic DistrictTamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A band performing under colored stage lights at Treefort Music FestTreefort Music Fest · CC BY 2.0
- Downtown Boise towers lit at blue hourAc530 · CC BY 4.0