America's Center is a convention center located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and is situated next to

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, the former home of the

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(now the Los Angeles Rams) and the current home of the XFL's St. Louis BattleHawks. The Center and the Dome often combine to hold large events. The venue opened in 1977 as the Cervantes Convention Center (named for former mayor Alfonso J. Cervantes), and has held many events over the years, including the ''Working Women's Survival Show'', the ''All-Canada Show'', the '' National Rifle Association Annual Meeting'', the ''St. Louis Boat and Sports Show'', and the triennial Urbana Christian missions conference. America's Center was the scene for the 2007 National Rifle Association Annual Meetings and Exhibits, and hosted the DHL Major League Baseball All-Star Fan Fest in July 2009. It hosted the

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2010 meeting. In the 1990s Trans World Airlines operated a ticket office in the center.Ticket Offices
" Trans World Airlines. December 3, 1998. Retrieved on January 24, 2010. "801 Convention Plaza St. Louis, MO. 63101"

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