Make new Download Folder

I just finished a re-install of 10.5 and a restore from my time machine backups. The one folder I didn't back up was my downloads folder. That's fine, there was nothing in it I needed.
My problem is that the folder itself, which I took to be something that would restore itself in the reinstall, disappeared altogether. I made a new one my simply making a new folder, but I was wondering if there is a way to restore it such that the folder will still have that little "down arrow" logo on it.
The really interesting thing is that when I search "Downloads" in finder, I find that folder I created and it has the icon on it, but that's not the case when I search for it in spotlight or navigate to it through my home folder.
A superficial problem, I know, but something I'm curious about nonetheless.

Ok, so here's where I'm at now. After a few software updates and full restarts, the download folder (with logo) has been restored.
I found Software Update.app, but it was in Macintosh HD>System>Library>Core Services. Still doesn't show up in finder or spotlight searches, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't in that location before. I assume it won't do any harm to relocate it, and I can always move it back if it does, but why isn't it showing up in my searches? My Spotlight preferences don't give any indication that I shouldn't be able to see the things in that folder. There are a bunch of other .app files in there (along with some .bundles) that I've never seen before and that don't appear in searches, so I guess it's just that things in the system folder aren't included in searches.
Sorry for crowding the forums. Looks like I've managed to answer my own questions :P
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