America's Center

For the literal center of America, see Geographic center of the United States.
Outside of America's Center during the 2010 American Society for Quality (ASQ) annual meeting on 24 May.
Registration booth for ASQ's 2010 meeting at America's Center on 24 May.

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). The venue opened in 1977 as the Cervantes Convention Center, and has held major events over the years, including the Working Women's Survival Show, the All-Canada Show, the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting, and the St. Louis Boat and Sports Show. America's Center and the Edward Jones Dome often combine to hold major events.

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ticket Offices." Trans World Airlines. December 3, 1998. Retrieved on January 24, 2010. "801 Convention Plaza St. Louis, MO. 63101"

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Coordinates: 38°37′56″N 90°11′27″W / 38.63222°N 90.19083°W / 38.63222; -90.19083


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