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Shreveport Convention Center & Parking GarageLocated in the heart of the downtown commercial district, the Shreveport Convention Center (SCC) has been designed as a multi-purpose facility poised to accommodate a variety of events including, but not limited to: exhibits, trade shows, consumer shows, banquets, receptions, conventions and meetings. The 350,000 square foot facility will provide state of the art meeting facilities for medium sized regional and national conventions & will soon become the largest public building in the City of Shreveport. The primary functional spaces include: One Exhibition Hall with a total of approximately 100,000 square feet, One Ballroom with a total of approximately 18,000 square feet, and Ten Meeting Rooms each with a total of approximately 1,500 plus square feet. |
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Sam's TownHarrah's and Hollywood broke ground within months of each other and opened within days of each other. Hollywood opened in mid-December of 2000 and Harrah's opened in late January 2001. Sam's Town Casino purchased Harrah's Casino and Hotel in 2004. The 514-room, 22-story high-rise hotel built by Harrah's in 1999, at a cost of $150 million, includes a convention facility, upscale fitness spa and four restaurants. The stylish bronze glass hotel opened for business in January of 2001. The hotel and conference center are joined via air-conditioned skybridge to a 1,948 car parking deck located across Clyde Fant Parkway. Located in the heart of the downtown commercial district, the Shreveport Convention Center (SCC) has been designed as a multi-purpose facility poised to accommodate a variety of events including, but not limited to: exhibits, trade shows, consumer shows, banquets, receptions, conventions and meetings. The 350,000 square foot facility will provide state of the art meeting facilities for medium sized regional and national conventions & will soon become the largest public building in the City of Shreveport. The primary functional spaces include: One Exhibition Hall with a total of approximately 100,000 square feet, One Ballroom with a total of approximately 18,000 square feet, and Ten Meeting Rooms each with a total of approximately 1,500 plus square feet.
Hurray for Hollywood!Hollywood Casino began construction of their casino pavilion and 405 room hotel property in August 1999 and opened in time for the Christmas season 2000. The $230 million project includes an ornately designed, 17-story Hollywood style art deco hotel. The hotel features a towering 60 foot lobby, the world's largest chandelier, Hollywood themed restaurants and a seamless "grand entry" to the largest riverboat on the Red River. The 170,000 sq. ft. pavilion, hotel and riverboat are connected via air conditioned skybridge to a 1,584 car parking garage, also designed in the art deco style. The garage, located on the north side of the Texas Street neon bridge, features 21,000 sq. ft. of retail space on the ground floor. On the south side of Texas Street, is an additional 21,000 sq. ft. of retail space, in the Red River District featuring a promenade under the bridge. The southern retail building features a rooftop sign patterned after the famous "Hollywood" sign in the Hollywood, CA hills. The Hollywood development added 1,700 jobs to downtown.
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