The Washington Convention Center in

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was a

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located one block southwest at 909 H Street NW, occupying the city block bounded by New York Avenue, 9th Street, H Street, and 11th Street.Old Washington Convention Center Site
WashingtonPost.com City Guide, Retrieved May 9, 2007 Construction on the center began in 1980, and it opened on December 10, 1982.Pianin, Eric. "Gala Debut Is Set For Long-Awaited Convention Center." ''Washington Post.'' December 10, 1982. At , it was the fourth largest facility in the United States at the time. However, during the 1980s and 1990s, numerous larger and more modern facilities were constructed around the country, and by 1997 the Washington Convention Center had become the 30th largest facility.A History of the Washington Convention Center
Washington Convention Center website, Retrieved April 13, 2010 After being replaced by the new

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, the old convention center was demolished via explosive devices at approximately 7:30 a.m. on December 18, 2004, the first implosion in the city since the

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was razed in 1974.Old Convention Center Imploded
NBC4.com, Retrieved May 9, 2007 Until 2011, the site was a municipal parking lot that was also used as the

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terminal for

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and

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. The site was also used for special events such as

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and the home of the Washington Kastles Stadium. However, construction of a new $950 million complex called

CityCenterDC CityCenterDC is a mixed-use development consisting of two condominium buildings, two rental apartment buildings, two office buildings, a luxury hotel, and public park in downtown Washington, D.C. It encompasses and covers more than five city blo ...

on the site began in March 2011.Howell, Tom. "CityCenterDC a 'Piece of the Puzzle' Downtown." ''Washington Times.'' April 5, 2011.

References

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