Metro Center is the original colonial settlement of
Springfield, Massachusetts, located beside a bend in the
Connecticut River. As of 2011, Metro Center features a majority of
Western Massachusetts' most important cultural, business, and civic venues. Metro Center includes Springfield's Central Business District, its
Club Quarter, its
government center, its convention headquarters, and in recent years, it has become an increasingly popular residential district, especially among young professionals, empty-nesters, and creative types, with a population of approximately 7,000 (2010.)