Portland Expo Center | |
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Address | 2060 North Marine Drive Portland, Oregon 97217 |
Location | Portland, Oregon |
Coordinates | 45°36′21″N 122°41′22″W / 45.60594°N 122.689369°W |
Owner | Metro |
Operator | Metropolitan Exposition and Recreation Commission |
Opened | 1920s |
Former names | Pacific International Livestock Exposition |
Meeting-room seating | Hall A: 2,726 Hall B: 2,700 Hall C: 4,736 Hall D: 7,000 Hall E: 9,000 |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 330,000 square feet (30,700 m2) |
Website | |
expocenter.org |
The Portland Expo Center, officially the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center, is a convention center located in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. Opened in the early 1920s as a livestock exhibition and auction facility, the center now hosts over 100 events a year, including green consumer shows, trade shows, conventions, meetings and other special events.[1] Located on the north side of Portland near Vancouver, Washington, it includes the northern terminus for the Yellow Line of Portland's light-rail transit system and has connections to TriMet Bus Line 11-Rivergate/Marine Dr.