America's Center

America's Center is a convention center located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and is situated next to the Dome at America's Center, the former home of the National Football League's St. Louis Rams (now the Los Angeles Rams) and the current home of the XFL's St. Louis BattleHawks. The Center and the Dome often combine to hold large events. The venue opened in 1977 as the Cervantes Convention Center (named for former mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes), and has held many events over the years, including the Working Women's Survival Show, the All-Canada Show, the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting, the St. Louis Boat and Sports Show, and the triennial Urbana Christian missions conference.

For the literal center of America, see Geographic center of the United States.
America's Center
Outside of America's Center during the 2010 American Society for Quality (ASQ) annual meeting on 24 May.
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates38°37′56″N 90°11′27″W
OwnerSt. Louis Regional Sports Authority
OperatorSt. Louis Convention/Visitors Bureau
OpenedJuly 1977
Expanded1995
Former names
Cervantes Convention Center
Enclosed space
 • Total space500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2)[1]
 • Exhibit hall floor502,000 sq ft (46,600 m2)
 • Ballroom28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2)
Public transit accessMetrolink: Convention Center
Website
explorestlouis.com/meetings-conventions/americas-center/
Registration booth for ASQ's 2010 meeting at America's Center on 24 May.

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. It hosted the American Society for Quality 2010 meeting.

In the 1990s Trans World Airlines operated a ticket office in the center.[2]

References
  1. "America's Center Convention Complex" (PDF). explorestlouis.com. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  2. "Ticket Offices." Trans World Airlines. December 3, 1998. Retrieved on January 24, 2010. "801 Convention Plaza St. Louis, MO. 63101"


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