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32-764: The center has subsequently undergone six major expansions (1974, 1982, 1990, 1993, 1999–2000, 2016–2017). It is the largest exhibit facility on the West Coast. Originally, the arena was home to the Anaheim Amigos of the American Basketball Association during the first ABA season, 1967–68. The franchise relocated to the Los Angeles Sports Arena and became the Los Angeles Stars immediately thereafter;

64-462: A 299-seat theater. The lobby floors in the north half of the building feature two large 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m ) 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

96-561: A biennial convention for Disney fans, was held at the Anaheim Convention Center in 2009. The convention center has hosted all subsequent D23 Expos. Lucasfilm 's Star Wars Celebration fan gathering was held at the convention center in 2015. The Star Wars Celebration was scheduled to be held there for a second time in 2020, but was postponed to 2022. Minecon was held at the venue in September 2016. It hosted

128-583: A charter member American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Southern California . After their first season in Anaheim, the team moved to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Stars . In 1970, it moved to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Stars . The Amigos were the first professional team in any sport to bill themselves as representing the city of Anaheim, California , and were

160-461: A little better for the Stars with some new veterans joining the best of the previous seasons returning players, but the team was still out of the playoff picture on March 5 when they were sold to cable television entrepreneur Bill Daniels. Following the sale the team came alive, making the playoffs on the last day of the season. Despite a fourth-place finish, Sharman, George Stone , and Mack Calvin led

192-704: A part of the Live Site Olympic Zone down Figueroa St. Boxing was originally included in the plans, however the IOC decided to drop the sport from the Olympic sport program. The convention center is one of the largest convention centers in the United States with over 720,000 sq ft (67,000 m ) of exhibition space, 147,000 sq ft (13,700 m ) of meeting space, 19.6 million sq ft (1,820,000 m ) of parking, and

224-544: Is a convention center in the southwest section of Downtown Los Angeles , California , United States. It hosts multiple annual conventions and has often been used as a filming location in TV shows and movies. The convention center, designed by architect Charles Luckman , opened in 1971 and expanded in 1981, 1993 and 1997. It was originally built as a rectangular building, between Pico Boulevard and 11th Street (now Chick Hearn Ct.) on Figueroa Street . The northeast portion of

256-547: The 2017 World Weightlifting Championships . The Collegiate Challenge gymnastics meet was held in the arena in 2019. The convention center hosted the 2017 FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference. The convention center hosted the 2019 Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference. The convention center and arena is currently hosting the California State Future Farmers of America leadership conference, which started in 2018,

288-631: The 2021 WNBA season at the convention center due to scheduling conflicts at their main home venue, the Staples Center , as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic 's delays in other league schedules. The convention center was configured with limited seating and drew an average of 1,144 spectators per game. The convention center will host five sports during the 2028 Summer Olympics . It will host Women's basketball preliminary games, Fencing , Taekwondo , Table Tennis and BMX racing . It will be

320-748: The COVID-19 pandemic ). It was briefly home to the Anaheim Arsenal basketball team in the NBA Development League from 2006 to 2009 before it relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts , for the 2009–10 season. During the 1992 Los Angeles riots , the Los Angeles Clippers were forced to move Game 4 of their NBA playoff series versus the Utah Jazz to the Convention Center. VidCon has been held at

352-590: The California Surf of the NASL for one indoor season ( 1979–80 ). According to frequent news reports, the largest exposition held at the Convention Center in recent years has been the Winter NAMM Show . This music-equipment convention (trade only, not open to the general public) had over 2,000 exhibitors and a record-breaking 115,888 attendees during the 2020 show. The NAMM Show has been running at

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384-789: The Los Angeles Auto Show , the Abilities Expo, and the Anime Expo . During the week leading up to the annual Grammy Awards , the convention center typically hosts several Grammy week events. Since 2005, the convention center has hosted the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute, which takes place two days prior to the Grammy Awards. It also hosted the pre-telecast portion of the Grammy Awards (preceding

416-494: The 1984 Summer Olympics . The venue hosted the Big West Conference 's men's and women's college basketball tournaments from 2001 to 2010 and the 76 Classic college basketball tournament from 2007 to 2012. The Wooden Legacy college basketball tournament has been hosted at the convention center since 2021 (the 2020 edition of the tournament was scheduled to be hosted at the venue prior to being cancelled due to

448-571: The 2007 event sold out in 3 days, tickets to the October 2008 event sold out "within minutes," and tickets to the August 2009 event sold out in "56 seconds". Tickets to the 2010 Blizzcon reportedly sold out within 30 seconds. Another large convention held at the center is the Medical Design and Manufacturing Show, held shortly after Winter NAMM. The venue served as the site for wrestling at

480-558: The Anaheim Center since 1977, except for a three-year break in 1998–2000 while the Convention Center underwent major renovations, and in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2008, news reports indicated that NAMM's long-term lease with the Anaheim Convention Center authority would end in 2010, and NAMM was applying pressure to the City of Anaheim to further expand and improve the convention center. The NAMM Show did ultimately occur in

512-544: The Anaheim Convention Center since its third annual event in 2012. The new venue offered a much larger capacity than the previously used Hyatt Regency Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles. WonderCon is hosted annually at the convention center since 2012, with the exception of 2016 when it was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center . The 2012 VEX Robotics World Championship was also held in

544-460: The Great 9th District" was unveiled in 1995. The drive between Figueroa Street and the convention center building is also named after Councilman Lindsay. On March 1, 1983, a tornado caused damages to the roof and upper-level panels. The building was repaired and new convention center lettering signs were installed at a total cost of $ 3 million. On September 15, 2008, the convention center became

576-591: The Stars to the Western Conference Championship. In the 1970 ABA Finals , despite being heavy underdogs, they then stretched the Indiana Pacers to a sixth game before losing. After the 1969–70 season, the franchise once again relocated, this time to Salt Lake City , and became the Utah Stars . Note: W = wins, L = losses, % = win–loss % Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center

608-593: The center was demolished in 1997 to make way for the Staples Center . The Convention Center Annex of green glass and white steel frames, mainly on the south side of Pico, was designed by architect James Ingo Freed . The area in front of the convention center is known as the Gilbert Lindsay Plaza , named for the late councilman who represented the Downtown area of Los Angeles for several years. A 10-foot (3.0 m)-high monument honoring "The Emperor of

640-487: The convention center in 2011 and the subsequent years. The Anime Expo was hosted at the Anaheim Convention Center in 1996 and again from 2003 through 2006 and was one of the convention center's biggest public events. Blizzard Entertainment holds BlizzCon at the venue. In 2005, BlizzCon used the northern two conference halls, (and the arena for a concert one evening). In 2007 and 2008, it used three conference halls. In 2009, it used four conference halls. While tickets to

672-645: The convention center. Almost 600 teams were present at the competition which utilized two of the convention center's exhibit halls, as well as the convention centers Arena. In 2013 the VEX Robotics World Championship returned to the Anaheim Convention Center, occupying 3 exhibit halls as well as the arena. There were over 700 teams present, representing 24 nations. Each competed to be crowned the World Championship within their respective divisions. Disney's inaugural D23 Expo ,

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704-667: The court. They lost their first five games, including the first ever ABA game, a 134–129 loss to the Oakland Oaks on the road. After losing two thirds of their first 36 games Brightman was fired and replaced as head coach by Harry Dinnel . During the season the Amigos lost eight straight games in one stretch and had two other stretches of six losses each. The team finished the season with 25 wins and 53 losses, good for fifth place in Western Division but not good enough to make

736-621: The first in the U.S. and first Los Angeles City building of its age and size in the U.S. to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified for Existing Buildings from the United States Green Building Council . In 2013, the Los Angeles City Council voted to let Anschutz Entertainment Group manage the convention center. The convention center hosts annual events such as

768-536: The floor of the upstairs lobby. In 2010, the Anschutz Entertainment Group and businessman Casey Wasserman proposed construction of Farmers Field , a US$ 1 billion combination football stadium and convention center, meant to attract the return of a National Football League (NFL) team to the Los Angeles area. The development proposal was abandoned in March 2015 as plans for SoFi Stadium and

800-584: The largest youth convention in the State of California. As of 2019, 9,000 students from across the state of California have attended the event, with more expecting to show up in the future. The convention center was a filming location for Star Trek: Picard and will make an appearance in the show as a part of Starfleet Headquarters. The convention center served as a mass COVID-19 vaccination site for Orange County workers and residents from February to June 2021. Anaheim Amigos The Anaheim Amigos were

832-699: The main telecast at the Crypto.com Arena ) until 2013, when the pre-telecast was moved to the Nokia Theatre (now the Microsoft Theater). The 2021 awards were held in and around the convention center, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic . Following the annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, the convention center hosts the Governors Ball, one of the major Emmy after-parties. The Los Angeles Sparks played 11 of their 16 home games during

864-487: The new head coach. Sharman had just completed two years coaching the NBA's San Francisco Warriors, taking them to the playoffs both years. With Sharman associated with the team, they were able to sign 13 of their top 15 draft picks including All-Americans Larry Miller and Merv Jackson . Playing with a roster that contained 8 rookies, Los Angeles finished in 5th place and failed to make the playoffs in 1968–69. 1969-70 started out

896-545: The only team to do so until the National Hockey League 's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim began play in 1993. The California Angels of Major League Baseball played at Anaheim Stadium during the Amigos' existence, but they would not use "Anaheim" in their name until 1997. With the founding of the ABA on February 2, 1967, a charter franchise in Anaheim was awarded to Art Kim and James Ackerman for $ 30,000. A 'name

928-464: The playoffs. The Amigos suffered from poor attendance. They averaged 1,293 fans per home game and their games were broadcast on radio and sometimes on television. However, they lost approximately $ 500,000 on the season and were sold for $ 450,000 to James J. Kirst who moved the team to nearby Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena , where they became the Stars. Kirst also brought in Bill Sharman as

960-525: The team eventually moved to Salt Lake City and became the Utah Stars , capturing the 1970–71 ABA Championship. The Stars' subsequent fan support in Utah set the foundation for the NBA's Utah Jazz . The San Diego Friars of WTT played some of their home matches in the arena between 1975 and 1977. In 1978, the Anaheim Oranges of WTT used the arena as their primary home venue. The arena was also home to

992-494: The team in scoring and assists and was a fan favorite. Selvage led the league in three-point field goal attempts. Warley led the team in rebounds and was an effective outside shooter. Congdon played well but was traded in mid-season to the Denver Rockets for Willis Thomas . Bunce did not live up to expectations despite his height, but played in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game , as did Warley. The Amigos were not successful on

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1024-641: The team' contest resulted in the Amigos name. The team played most of its home games at the Anaheim Convention Center . Five home games were scheduled elsewhere in California and three home games were scheduled in Honolulu, Hawaii . Al Brightman was the first head coach. The Amigos' roster was highlighted by guards Les Selvage , Jeff Congdon and Steve Chubin , former NBA player Ben Warley and 7 foot center Larry Bunce . Chubin led

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