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convention center
Coverage of convention center in the Nexus archive.
- The West End’s next act: Ready, set, wait …
The West End's 1928 river-moving project took two years to save the area, while a current convention center remodel is expected to take five years. Restaurateurs view this lengthy timeline as detrimental to their businesses.
- Dallas leaders to vote on new convention center height to save historic viaducts
The Dallas City Council will vote on whether to increase the new convention center's height to its original design in order to preserve the connection between the Jefferson and Houston viaducts and downtown. The decision aims to save the historic viaducts by maintaining their link to the city's core.