Cashman Center

Cashman Center
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LocationLas Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates36°10′48″N 115°07′52″W / 36.179952°N 115.131027°W / 36.179952; -115.131027
Meeting-room seating
72-500[1]
Banquet/ballroom40-450[1]
Theatre seating
1,992[2]
Enclosed space
 • Total space98,100 sq ft (9,110 m2)[2]
 • Breakout/meeting12 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

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

  1. ^ a b "CASHMAN CENTER". Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. ^ a b c "CASHMAN CENTER". Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  3. ^ "CASHMAN CENTER". Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  4. ^ Downing, Garrett (2009-02-21). "Bowling championships get rolling in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  5. ^ "CASHMAN CENTER". The Online Nevada Encyclopedia. 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  6. ^ Cling, Carol (9 December 2017). "A look at Cashman Center's 34-year history as it closes Tuesday". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  7. ^ Munks, Jamie (29 March 2018). "Downtown Las Vegas to get new $76M expo center". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  8. ^ Lee, Alicia (March 30, 2020). "Las Vegas homeless people are sleeping in a parking lot -- six feet apart". CNN. Retrieved 2020-03-31.