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The Phoenix Convention Center was built to host both cultural and theatrical events, as well as regional and national convention business. Since 1972, it has grown to one of the largest convention spaces in the country and spurred the growth of the downtown phoenix businesses and entertainment complex.

 

 

1980sPhoenix Civic Plaza adds 300,000 square feet, doubles its size, and opens the South Building. 1980s<div class="ExternalClass43BF62A827244420809A04C2CA418C47"><p>​Phoenix Civic Plaza south building, 1985 ​<br></p></div>1980https://www.phoenixconventioncenter.com/Lists/Timeline/Attachments/2/1980s photo.jpg
1990sPhoenix Civic Plaza 1990s<div class="ExternalClassF11577941BDC45CD86C938FB16ACF3D9"><p>​<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">199</span><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">5</span></span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Completion of the $32 million modernization project </span><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">to enhance </span><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Phoenix Civic Plaza’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> image and keep the facility competitive for convention</span><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">s. </span></span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Highlight BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;background-color:#ffff00;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">1996</span></span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Phoenix Civic Plaza hosts NFL Super Bowl XXX media center</span><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> </span></span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">1999</span></span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun BCX8 SCXW112496611" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;">Civic Plaza east garage opens. </span><span class="EOP BCX8 SCXW112496611" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><p><br></p></div>1990https://www.phoenixconventioncenter.com/Lists/Timeline/Attachments/3/1990s photo.jpg
2000s2000s<div class="ExternalClass0EFFCCAF318642829FA3334D3BCA30A2"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">​2001 </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;">City of Phoenix voters approve $600 million expansion project to triple the size of the facility. </span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;background-color:#ffff00;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">2004</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;">Phase I of the expansion project begins.</span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Highlight SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;outline:transparent solid 1px;background-color:#ffff00;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;font-weight:bold;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">200</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">5</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Phoenix Civic Plaza name changes to Phoenix Convention Center & Venues. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72391651 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Completion of Symphony Hall’s renovation project.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW72391651 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div></div>2000https://www.phoenixconventioncenter.com/Lists/Timeline/Attachments/4/2010s photo.jpg
2010sCanyon on Third hosts 2019 Dish Network Summit 2010s<div class="ExternalClass1661D3EC6B0742608352675CBFCF8883"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">​2010</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Phoenix Convention Center hosts WWE Fan </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Axxess</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">2011</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;">Phoenix Convention Center hosts MLB All-Star Fan Fest.</span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">2012</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;">Phoenix Convention Center celebrates 40</span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:8.5pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-fontsize="11" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:super;">th</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> anniversary. </span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">2015</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;">Phoenix Convention Center hosts NFL Super Bowl XLIX media center and fan festival. Symphony Hall hosts the NFL Honors awards ceremony. </span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">2016</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;">Phoenix Convention Center hosts the College Football Playoffs Fan Central. </span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">2017</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Phoenix Convention Center hosts the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">NCAA Men’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"> Final Four Fan Fest. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;"></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun Underlined SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;text-decoration-line:underline;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">2019</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW163812676 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"> </span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:visible;cursor:text;clear:both;direction:ltr;color:#000000;font-family:"segoe ui", "segoe ui web", arial, verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:#ffffff;"><p class="Paragraph SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:19.425px;font-family:"calibri light", "calibri light_embeddedfont", "calibri light_msfontservice", sans-serif;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Phoenix Convention Center announces Canyon on Third — a 80,000 square foot outdoor urban event space. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">Flanked by the Convention Center’s </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">n</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">orth and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">w</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">est buildings</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">, Canyon on Third offers </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">flexibility that allows event organizers the opportunity to create unique one-of-a-kind activities</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW163812676 BCX8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;">.</span></span></p></div><p><br></p></div>2010https://www.phoenixconventioncenter.com/Lists/Timeline/Attachments/5/DSC03805.jpg
1970sPhoenix Civic Plaza Grand Opening: (left to right) Phoenix Civic Plaza Stage Manager Dick Fisher, Mayor John Driggs, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Mayor Sam Mardian1970s<div class="ExternalClass0AAF9C7A155441A7871DFD37FEA193D7"><h2>September 28, 1972</h2><p>City of Phoenix celebrates the official dedication and grand opening of the new Phoenix Civic Plaza and Symphony Hall to establish a presence as the premier gathering place in the desert Southwest. The original vision to establish a center for cultural and theatrical performances, helped grow the convention and tourism business, becoming the driving force for downtown revitalization that took shape in the early 1960’s.</p><h2>September 29, 1972</h2><p>Symphony Hall opens to host internationally known performers, making downtown Phoenix a destination of choice for cultural and theatrical excellence. Today, Symphony Hall is home to the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera, Ballet Arizona, and a variety appearance by popular entertainers.​<br></p></div>1970https://www.phoenixconventioncenter.com/Lists/Timeline/Attachments/1/1970s photo.jpg
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