Center At-A-Glance
Management:
Owned and Operated by the City of Los Angeles
Commissions:
Los Angeles Convention Center Department Commission
Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority
General Manager:
Pouria Abbassi, P.E.
Assistant General Manager:
Phillip C. Hill
Development History:
Opened in 1971 with 210,685 square feet of exhibit space, 21 meeting rooms and 9,230 square feet of pre-function/registration space.
Major Expansion was completed in 1993, adding 347,000 square feet of exhibit space, 43 meeting rooms and a 299-seat theater.
Kentia Hall with 162,000 square feet of exhibit space was added in 1997.
Design Features:
The Convention Center comprises a 347,000 square foot South Exhibit Hall, connected to 210,000 square feet West exhibit Hall by a two-story meeting room concourse bridging over Pico Boulevard. Kentia Hall located beneath the South Exhibit Hall can be converted into a parking area for 415 vehicles.
Major Components include:
- 720,000 ft2 of exhibit hall space
- 64 meeting rooms totaling 147,000 ft2 and a 299 seat presentation theater
- Sun-filled spacious lobbies with artworks by nationally recognized artists
- 3 food courts
- Full-service Business Center
- On-site parking for 5,600 vehicles including electrical charge stations
- Ample shuttle bus pick-up and drop-off areas
- Advanced fiber optics, power and data/network systems.
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