The Las Vegas Convention Center (commonly referred to as LVCC ) is a convention center in Winchester, Nevada . It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority .
19-558: The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop ( LVCC Loop ) is a transportation system servicing the Las Vegas Convention Center . Operating since 2021, the system uses Tesla Model 3 cars to shuttle passengers among five stations. Initial construction by The Boring Company commenced in November 2019, with intermittent tunnel drilling for future stations continuing through the early and mid-2020s. The Boring Company won
38-463: Is 40 feet (12 m) below ground. The two below-ground stations have escalators and elevators . The loop is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in length and covers a 25-minute walking distance. The plan is for the cars to be autonomous vehicles in the future. There are additional phases planned ; the completed phase there will have about 68 miles (109 km) of tunnels and 55 stops, including stops at Harry Reid International Airport , Allegiant Stadium ,
57-575: The Oakland A's future Las Vegas Stadium, Brightline West Las Vegas Station , UNLV , and downtown Las Vegas . The next planned expansion was for tunnels to the Encore and Westgate resorts. The Boring Company tunnel boring machine , Prufrock-2, was drilling toward Encore on Las Vegas Boulevard, and had tunneled to Westgate on Paradise Road in 2023. In April 2024, the Boring Company announced
76-762: The 1950s, the Las Vegas city and county leaders recognized the need for a convention facility. The initial goal was to increase the occupancy rates of hotels during low tourist months. Leaders chose a site one block east of the Las Vegas Strip at the site of the Las Vegas Park Speedway , a failed horse and automobile racing facility from the early 1950s. A 6,300 capacity, silver-domed rotunda with an adjoining 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m ) exhibition hall opened in April 1959. The architect of
95-494: The Landmark and Riviera resorts. The 1.4 million sq ft (130,000 m ) expansion includes 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m ) of dedicated meeting space and 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m ) of exhibit space. The expansion was complete as of 2021. Construction of an underground Las Vegas Convention Center Loop , people mover by The Boring Company began in late 2019 to reduce walking times within
114-555: The Westgate station would be opening soon. Also in April 2024, it was reported that the next tunnel began construction, to connect the convention center to a station located at 3150 Paradise Road. In May 2024, a Las Vegas Loop tunnel was drilled to Virgin Hotels Las Vegas , one of four such tunnels prepared for additional future Tesla transportation system stations. In September 2024, the tunneling operation to Paradise Road
133-477: The building. In 1993, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) purchased the defunct Landmark hotel-casino, which was across from the convention center. LVCVA demolished the resort in 1995 to develop additional parking on the site for convention guests. An expansion in 1998 increased the center to 1.9 million sq ft (180,000 m ). While it functioned, COMDEX
152-484: The center. Twin tunnels opened in June 2021 at a cost of $ 53 million with three stations 40 feet below the surface , shuttling passengers in conventional, human-driven Tesla vehicles. While the long-term goal of the system is to have autonomous vehicles operating at higher speeds, as of May 2021 no date has been set for this. A variety of shows have been taped in the convention center including Food Network specials and
171-487: The contract in May 2019. The Boring Company's contract was for $ 48.7 million. The Boring Company first tunnel was started on November 15, 2019, digging at about 49 feet (15 m) per day; the 4,475 feet (1,364 m) first leg tunnel was completed on February 14, 2020. The Boring Company's second tunnel was finished in May 2020. The Boring Company started testing the system with volunteers in May 2021. The test demonstrated
190-568: The facilities. As of 2009, the Consumer Electronics Show is the most attended annual trade show at this location, with more than 140,000 attendees. In 2018, the Las Vegas Convention Center released plans to undergo yet another $ 890 million expansion, the 14th in its history. The expansion intended to increase the center's meeting space and improve the building's overall design. Updates would feature
209-423: The largest convention centers in the world, it has 2,500,000 sq ft (230,000 m ) of exhibit space and hosts shows with an estimated 200,000 participants. The Conexpo-Con/Agg construction trade show in 2008 used the most space, 2,400,000 sq ft (220,000 m ). At the end of 2010, the entire Las Vegas Valley had more than 10,000,000 sq ft (930,000 m ) of exhibit space. In
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#1732780144143228-400: The largest single-level facilities in the world. The Las Vegas Convention Center Act of 1971 authorized the use of $ 7 million to rebuild, remodel or expand the center. By 1985, the center had held 7,000 conventions since its opening. The Convention Center dome hosted two Billy Graham Crusades between 1978 and 1980. On December 19, 1993, the draw for the 1994 FIFA World Cup was held at
247-702: The latest in technology, as well as to connect the Convention Center to the Las Vegas Strip. The authority has announced plans to expand the direction of the LVCC by creating a Las Vegas Global Business District . Those plans resulted in the announcement for the acquisition of the Riviera in February 2015 for $ 182.5 million. Work was underway on the expansion in 2019 on land previously occupied by
266-470: The new transport system could move up to about 4,400 passengers per hour with an end-to-time of about two minutes. In July 2021 the peak passenger flow was recorded at 1,355 passengers per hour. In February 2024, following investigation, the Boring Company was issued eight violations and fined $ 112,000 by OSHA , which the company is contesting. Subsequently, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has assumed an active safety monitoring role in
285-462: The original structure was Adrian Jennings Wilson (1898–1988) of Los Angeles. It hosted The Beatles on August 20, 1964. The Convention Center was also the site of several major professional boxing fights in the 1960s: Gene Fullmer versus Sugar Ray Robinson on March 4, 1961; Fullmer versus Benny Paret on December 9, 1961; Sonny Liston versus Floyd Patterson on July 22, 1963; and Muhammad Ali versus Patterson on November 22, 1965. Led Zeppelin
304-508: The project. That April, the Boring Company was named among the "Dirty Dozen" workplace safety offenders by the National Council of Occupational Safety and Health. The transportation system consists of twin tunnels in which Tesla cars are driven by employees to shuttle passengers to stops at the Las Vegas Convention Center complex and Las Vegas transportation connections. The loop cost $ 53 million when it opened in June 2021 and
323-675: Was completed. The Loop connects to the Las Vegas Monorail at the Boingo Station, LV Monorail station at the corner of Paradise Road and East Desert Inn Road at an Island above East Desert Inn Road . Buses that are near the Loop and Las Vegas Convention Center are the: RTC 108 , RTC 119 and Las Vegas Deuce . 36°07′53″N 115°09′10″W / 36.13131°N 115.1529°W / 36.13131; -115.1529 Las Vegas Convention Center As one of
342-626: Was supposed to perform at the convention center on April 19, 1970, capping the final show of their Spring 1970 North American Tour , but the gig was cancelled due to lead singer Robert Plant falling ill the previous night. The venue was home to the UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team from 1966 to 1982. It was demolished in 1990, creating space for expansion. Upon completion, there was vastly more space: 1.6 million sq ft (150,000 m ), including 1.3 million sq ft (120,000 m ) for exhibitors, making it one of
361-485: Was the most attended trade show in the United States, with over 200,000 attendees on several occasions. In 2000, early planning began for another expansion of the center. The new $ 150 million South Hall was topped out on February 20, 2001. It would consist of 1.3 million sq ft (120,000 m ). Upon completion in 2004, it crossed a major roadway ( Desert Inn Road ), with four bridges connecting
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