Los Angeles Convention Center

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The Los Angeles Convention Center during E3

The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and is best known to video games fans as host to the now-defunct E3. The LACC also gained notoriety for hosting Celebration IV. Its newest major events are Erotica-LA taking place on June 7 - 9, 2008, Anime Expo, which will take place in July 2008 and the Governors' Ball following the Primetime Emmys beginning in September 2008.^[1]

The LACC is one of the largest convention centers in the United States with over 720,000 sq ft (67,000 m²). of exhibition space, 147,000 sq ft (13,700 m²). of meeting space, and a 299 seat theater^[2].

Los Angeles Convention Center

The Convention Center opened in 1971, and expanded in 1993 and 1997. The northeast portion of the Center was demolished in 1997 to make way for the Staples Center adn.

The lobby floors in the north half of the building feature two large (140,000 sq ft. total) multicolor maps of inlaid terrazzo. The project was installed by artist Alexis Smith in 1993. A map of the world centered on the Pacific Rim covers the entire floor of the main lobby, while a map of the constellations around the north celestial pole covers the floor of the upstairs lobby.