The Reno-Sparks Convention Center is a
convention center in the
western
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, located in
Reno
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,
Nevada
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.
[County History](_blank)
at co.washoe.nv.us, URL accessed December 9, 2009
Archived
12/9/09
at allbusiness.com, URL accessed December 9, 2009. ttps://www.webcitation.org/5ltNZUZ6o?url=http://www.allbusiness.com/management/650494-1.html Archived12/9/09 Opened in 1965 as Centennial Coliseum,
it hosted the
Big Sky Conference
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basketball tournament and also hosts boxing matches. In 2021 the convention center will host the Legion Sports Fest, the largest fitness and bodybuilding event in the West.
Southwest of the
airport
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, its
elevation
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at street level is approximately above
sea level
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.
Facilities
The main exhibit space is , which can be divided into five halls. Freight access is provided via a set of nineteen freight doors, eight of which are drivable, and of which one is a hangar-style door that measures wide by tall.
In addition, the
Mt. Rose Ballroom, a column-free space, can be divided into seven meeting rooms. A total of 53 meeting rooms, of capacities ranging from fifty to over three thousand, are available within the complex.
References
1965 establishments in Nevada
Basketball venues in Nevada
Boxing venues in Nevada
College basketball venues in the United States
Indoor arenas in Nevada
Sports venues in Reno, Nevada
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