Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Los Angeles Convention Center opened its doors in 1971. Architect Charles Luckman designed the original structure as a rectangular building that sat between Pico Boulevard and 11th Street on Figueroa Street.
James Ingo Freed designed the Convention Center Annex with green glass and white steel frames. This annex sits mainly on the south side of Pico.
Damage occurred to the roof and upper-level panels when a tornado struck the facility on the 1st of March 1983. Repairs were completed and new convention center lettering signs were installed at a total cost of $3 million.
Electronic Entertainment Expo ran at the venue from 1995 through 2019 with exceptions in 1997, 1998, and 2007. That video game trade event was eventually discontinued in 2023 following industry shifts caused by the pandemic.
It will cost approximately $2.2 billion to expand and renovate the facility. The city council approved the expansion plans in September of 2025 allowing work to move forward toward the goal of a 2029 completion date.