Cashman Center
| Cashman Center | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°10′48″N 115°07′52″W / 36.179952°N 115.131027°W |
Meeting-room seating | 72-500[1] |
| Banquet/ballroom | 40-450[1] |
Theatre seating | 1,992[2] |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Total space | 98,100 sq ft (9,110 m2)[2] |
| • Breakout/meeting | 12 rooms,[2] 1,112–4,332 sq ft (103.3–402.5 m2) |
The Cashman Center or the Cashman Field Center is a 483,000 sq ft (44,900 m2) complex on a 55 acres (22 ha) site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Operated by the City of Las Vegas, it includes Cashman Field and a permanently closed 98,100 sq ft (9,110 m2) convention center.[3] The center was mostly used for local events, but did host national events like the second 2008 Democratic presidential debate and the 2008-09 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.[4]
History[edit]
The center opened in 1948.[5] The convention center closed in 2017. The final event was the Moscow Ballet in December 2017.[6] The convention center will be replaced by a larger downtown expo center.[7]
The adjacent field complex remains open and in use. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the parking lot was painted with spaces six feet apart to enforce social distancing among the homeless people that were sleeping there while a shelter was being cleaned after an infected person had been at the facility.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "CASHMAN CENTER". Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ a b c "CASHMAN CENTER". Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "CASHMAN CENTER". Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Downing, Garrett (2009-02-21). "Bowling championships get rolling in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ "CASHMAN CENTER". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Cling, Carol (9 December 2017). "A look at Cashman Center's 34-year history as it closes Tuesday". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ Munks, Jamie (29 March 2018). "Downtown Las Vegas to get new $76M expo center". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ Lee, Alicia (March 30, 2020). "Las Vegas homeless people are sleeping in a parking lot -- six feet apart". CNN. Retrieved 2020-03-31.