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| America's Center | |
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 Outside of America's Center during the 2010American Society for Quality (ASQ) annual meeting on 24 May. | |
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| Location | St. Louis,Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°37′56″N90°11′27″W / 38.63222°N 90.19083°W /38.63222; -90.19083 |
| Owner | St. Louis Regional Sports Authority |
| Operator | St. Louis Convention/Visitors Bureau |
| Opened | July 1977 |
| Expanded | 1995 |
Former names | Cervantes Convention Center |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)[1] |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 502,000 sq ft (46,600 m2) |
| • Ballroom | 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) |
| Public transit access |  RedBlueAtConvention Center |
| Website | |
| explorestlouis | |
America's Center is a convention center located indowntownSt. Louis, Missouri, and is situated next tothe Dome at America's Center, the former home of theNational Football League'sSt. Louis Rams (now theLos Angeles Rams) and the current home of theUnited Football League'sSt. Louis BattleHawks. The Center and the Dome often combine to hold large events. The venue opened in 1977 as theCervantes Convention Center (named for former mayorAlfonso J. Cervantes), and has held many events over the years, including theWorking Women's Survival Show, theAll-Canada Show, theNational Rifle Association Annual Meeting, theSt. Louis Boat and Sports Show, and the triennialUrbana Christian missions conference.
America's Center was the scene for the 2007 National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits, and hosted the DHL Major League Baseball All-Star Fan Fest in July 2009.[citation needed] It hosted theAmerican Society for Quality 2010 meeting.
America's Center consists of a single building which has seven contiguous exhibit halls, 97 flexible rooms (59 meeting rooms and 38 show office/storage rooms),The Dome at America's Center, the Fererra theatre, and a ballroom.[2]
In the 1990sTrans World Airlines operated a ticket office in the center.[3]
In May 2022, construction began on AC Next Gen, a $210 million expansion project including a 72,000-square foot expansion to hall four, two new entrances, enclosed loading docks, and reconfiguring Cole St.[4]
