OVERVIEW
Adjacent to the Staples Center, the center was built in 1971 with significant upgrades in 1993 and 1997. The glass-and-steel pavilions, which house exhibition halls and lobbies, are linked by a meeting room concourse. The center has 770,000 square feet of exhibit space, 54 meeting rooms, and a 299-seat theater. The south hall holds more than 22,000 in theater-style seating; the west hall holds 17,000.