The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC) is a convention center in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center
Address: 0711 3150 Paradise Road
Town: Nevada, US

The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC) is a convention center in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. As one of the largest convention centers in the world, it has 2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m2) of exhibit space and hosts shows with an estimated 200,000 participants. The Conexpo-Con/Agg construction trade show in 2008 used the most space, 2,400,000 sq ft (220,000 m2). At the end of 2010, the entire Las Vegas Valley had more than 10,000,000 sq ft (930,000 m2) of exhibit space. In the 1950s, the Las Vegas city and county leaders recognized the need for a convention facility. The initial goal was to increase the occupancy rates of hotels during low tourist months. Leaders chose a site one block east of the Las Vegas Strip at the site of the Las Vegas Park Speedway, a failed horse and automobile racing facility from the early 1950s. A 6,300 capacity, silver-domed rotunda with an adjoining 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2) exhibition hall opened in April 1959. The architect of the original structure was Adrian Jennings Wilson (1898-1988) of Los Angeles. It hosted The Beatles on August 20, 1964. The Convention Center was also the site of several major professional boxing fights in the 1960s: Gene Fullmer versus Sugar Ray Robinson on March 4, 1961; Fullmer versus Benny Paret on December 9, 1961; Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson II on July 22, 1963; and Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson on November 22, 1965. Led Zeppelin was supposed to perform at the convention center on April 19, 1970, as the final show of their Spring 1970 North American Tour, but the concert was canceled because lead singer Robert Plant fell ill the previous night. The venue was home to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team from 1966 to 1982. The original silver dome was demolished in 1991, creating space for expansion. Upon completion, there was vastly more space: 1.6 million sq ft (150,000 m2), including 1.3 million sq ft (