Memphis Cook Convention Center

The Renasant Convention Center is a convention complex located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The building is East of the Mississippi River just south of Interstate 40. The building's raised exhibition space spans over North Front Street. It was formerly known as the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

Renasant Convention Center
Address255 N Main St
LocationMemphis, Tennessee 38103
Coordinates35.151403°N 90.050772°W / 35.151403; -90.050772
Built1968 (1968)
Opened1968 (1968)
Renovated2019[1]
Expanded1998-January 2003 (January 2003)[2]
Construction cost

Expansion/Renovation:
2003: $92 million
($127 million in 2023[3])
Theatre seating
1,900 Symphonic Seating 2,100 Theatrical Seating[4]
Enclosed space
 • Total space300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2)
 • Exhibit hall floor125,000 sq ft (11,600 m2)
 • Breakout/meeting74,000 sq ft (6,900 m2)
 • Ballroom28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2)
Public transit accessMATA Trolley
Website
www.memphistravel.com/meeting-planners/conventions/memphis-cook-center
Memphis International Car Show in the Main Hall, April 2023
River View Lobby, April 2023

Notable annual events include the Autozone national sales meeting,[5] Memphis International Auto Show, and Mid-South Farm & Gin Show.[6]

The complex was designed by Haglund and Venable Architects, Ellers & Reaves (Structural), and Allen & Hoshall (Mechanical) in 1967. The complex expanded to include The Cannon Center in 2003 under the design architect LMN Architects in association with a joint venture of Williamson Pounders Architects and Pickering[7]

References
  1. "$175 million Convention Center project moves forward". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. "Memphis Cook Convention Center". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. "History of the Cannon Center". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. "AutoZone's national sales meeting highlights convention center push toward future". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  6. "Mid-South Farm & Gin Show". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  7. "History of the Cannon Center". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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