Moscone Center
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The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention center and exhibition hall. Built in 1981 with Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum as architects, it is named for George Moscone, a former mayor of San Francisco who was assassinated in 1978. The center consists of two connected halls named Moscone North and Moscone South. In 2003 a new three-level exhibition hall named Moscone West was opened adjacent to the existing Moscone Center. The complex is located in the South of Market area, making it extremely accessible to downtown and many hotels and restaurants.
The hall is well known for hosting events by Apple Computer such as product announcements and Macworld Expo exhibitions. It has also hosted large professional gatherings such as the American Bar Association annual meeting, as well as public gated events such as WonderCon. It is built underneath Yerba Buena Gardens and has over 538,000 square feet of exhibit space.
The Moscone Center has a large solar electricity system installed on its roof. The Moscone Center energy project marks San Francisco's first major step towards achieving its goal of obtaining all municipal energy from pollution-free sources while creating jobs and driving economic development. With the installation of this 60,000 square foot solar array (675 kW capacity) San Francisco boasts one of the largest city owned solar installations in the country. The electricity generated by the Moscone Center's solar system, combined with savings from energy efficiency measures, delivers the equivalent energy to power approximately 8,500 homes. This system was installed by PowerLight Corporation and was completed in March 2004.
There is an Amtrak bus stop at the Moscone Center (station code SFM) that transports riders to the Amtrak station in Emeryville.
See also
49-Mile Scenic DriveExternal links
- [The Moscone Center's website]
- [Information about the solar installation on the roof of the Moscone Center]
- [Things to do in and near Moscone Center]
- [Moscone Center Visitors Guide]
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