{{Short description|Multiuse complex in Las Vegas, Nevada}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Cashman Center | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo_image = | logo_size = | logo_alt = | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|36.179952|-115.131027|region:US_type:landmark|display=it}}
| location = Las Vegas, Nevada | opened = 1948 | closed = December 2017 }}
The '''Cashman Center''' or the '''Cashman Field Center''' is a {{convert|483000|sqft|abbr=on}} complex on a {{convert|55|acre|abbr=on}} site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Operated by the City of Las Vegas, it includes Cashman Field and a permanently closed {{convert|98100|sqft|abbr=on}} convention center.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lvcva.com/meetings/meeting-venues/convention-centers/cashman-convention.jsp|title=Cashman Center |access-date=2009-02-24 |publisher=Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority }}</ref> The center was mostly used for local events, but did host national events throughout the years, including the second 2008 Democratic presidential debate, the 1986 American Bowling Congress National Bowling Tournament, and the 2008-09 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.<ref>{{cite news |first=Garrett |last= Downing |title=Bowling championships get rolling in Las Vegas |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/21/bowling-championships-get-rolling-las-vegas/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2009-02-21 |access-date=24 February 2009 }}</ref>
== History == The center opened in 1948.<ref name=on1>{{cite web |url= http://www.onlinenevada.org/cashman_center |title=Cashman Center |access-date=2009-02-24 |publisher=The Online Nevada Encyclopedia |date=2009-01-04 }}</ref> The convention center closed in 2017. The final event was the Moscow Ballet in December 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/a-look-at-cashman-centers-34-year-history-as-it-closes-tuesday-photos/|title=A look at Cashman Center's 34-year history as it closes Tuesday|date=9 December 2017|first=Carol |last=Cling |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref> The convention center will be replaced by a larger downtown expo center.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/downtown-las-vegas-to-get-new-76m-expo-center/|title=Downtown Las Vegas to get new $76M expo center|date=29 March 2018|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|first=Jamie |last=Munks}}</ref>
The adjacent field complex remains open and in use. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the parking lot was painted with spaces six feet apart to enforce social distancing among the homeless people that were sleeping there while a shelter was being cleaned after an infected person had been at the facility.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/coronavirus-las-vegas-homeless-cashman-center-trnd/index.html|title=Las Vegas homeless people are sleeping in a parking lot -- six feet apart|last=Lee|first=Alicia|date=March 30, 2020|work=CNN|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Las Vegas Category:Convention centers in the Las Vegas Valley Category:Convention centers in Nevada