Cashman Center Explained

Cashman Center
Location:Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates:36.18°N -115.131°W
Banquets:40-450[1]
Theatre:1,992
Meeting Cap:72-500
Total Space:98100square feet[2]
Breakout:12 rooms, 1112square feet4332square feet

The Cashman Center or the Cashman Field Center is a 483000square feet complex on a 55acres site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Operated by the City of Las Vegas, it includes Cashman Field and a permanently closed 98100square feet convention center.[3] The center was mostly used for local events, but did host national events like the second 2008 Democratic presidential debate and the 2008-09 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.[4]

History

The center opened in 1948.[5] The convention center closed in 2017. The final event was the Moscow Ballet in December 2017.[6] The convention center will be replaced by a larger downtown expo center.[7]

The adjacent field complex remains open and in use. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the parking lot was painted with spaces six feet apart to enforce social distancing among the homeless people that were sleeping there while a shelter was being cleaned after an infected person had been at the facility.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CASHMAN CENTER . . 2009-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090803021945/http://www.lvcva.com/meetings/meeting-venues/convention-centers/cashman-capacity.jsp . 2009-08-03 . dead .
  2. Web site: CASHMAN CENTER . . 2009-07-05.
  3. Web site: CASHMAN CENTER . 2009-02-24 . .
  4. News: Garrett . Downing . Bowling championships get rolling in Las Vegas . . 2009-02-21 . 24 February 2009 .
  5. Web site: CASHMAN CENTER . 2009-02-24 . . 2009-01-04 .
  6. News: A look at Cashman Center's 34-year history as it closes Tuesday. 9 December 2017. Carol . Cling . Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  7. News: Downtown Las Vegas to get new $76M expo center. 29 March 2018. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Jamie . Munks.
  8. News: Las Vegas homeless people are sleeping in a parking lot -- six feet apart. Lee. Alicia. March 30, 2020. CNN. 2020-03-31.