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JUST THE FACTS
AMERICA'S CENTER STATISTICS
America's Center 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, MO, 63101 Address: Located in the heart of downtown St. Louis.
Telephone: St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission:
1-800-916-0037
America's Center: 1-314-342-5036
Completion Dates: Original Cervantes Convention Center - 1977
Southward Expansion - May, 1993
The Edward Jones Dome - Fall, 1995
Overall Size: 2.7 million square feet covering 32 acres in the
heart of downtown St. Louis.
Prime Exhibit Space: 502,000 square feet
Meeting Rooms: 84
Ballroom Size: 28,000 square feet
The largest in Missouri and the largest between
Chicago and Dallas. Can accommodate up to
2,230 people for banquets.
Ferrara Theatre Seating: 1,411 fixed seats; State-of-the-art audio-visual
capabilities.
The Edward Jones Dome 66,053 fixed seats
Seating:
The Edward Jones Dome 1.7 million square feet covering 14 acres
Overall Size:
The Edward Jones Dome $280 million
Cost:
St. Louis Executive The only International Association of
Conference Center Conference Centers - approved conference
center inside a convention cente in the U.S.
Hotels: 36,000 area hotel rooms
7,800 downtown hotel rooms
6,200 committable hotel rooms downtown
America's Center: What's Nearby?
Visitor Information & America's Center Visitor Information Center
Restaurant Reservations: Seventh & Washington
Transportation: MetroLink Light Rail - Convention Center
Station. There are 37 MetroLink stations
across Missouri and Illinois.
Shopping: Union Station - connection via light rail.
Attractions: Within walking distance or via light rail:
Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium, Laclede's
Landing entertainment district, Lumiere
Place Casino, President Casino, Casino Queen,
historic Old Courthouse.
Via light rail: Grand Center entertainment
district, Scottrade Center arena, St. Louis
Union Station, Central West End neighborhood
including the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis,
Forest Park attractions including Art Museum,
Zoo, Science Center, History Museum,
skating/biking/jogging paths and the Muny
outdoor theater (summer season).
By car or taxi in 5-15 minutes: Soulard
neighborhood and Blues music clubs;
Anheuser-Busch Brewery tours; Missouri
Botanical Garden, the Hill Italian neighborhood,
the Loop neighborhood and the St. Louis Walk
of Fame; the Clayton business district; Cahokia
Mounds World Heritage Site, Scott Joplin
House, Cherokee Street Antique Row; historic
homes including the Chatillon-Demenil
Mansion, the Campbell House Museum and
the Eugene Field House and Toy Museum;
Saint Louis and Washington Universities;
the Grand South Grand neighborhood.
Distance From Airport: 13 miles by car. Cost from the airport to
downtown: Taxi $18; Airport Limo $8;
MetroLink light rail $3.75
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