Cobo Arena
 
M-10 passes underneath, then immediately comes up to its end at street level (Jefferson Avenue).
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| Former names | Cobo Hall |
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| Location | 1 Washington Boulevard Detroit, Michigan 48226 United States |
| Coordinates | 42°19′34″N 83°2′49″W / 42.32611°N 83.04694°WCoordinates: 42°19′34″N 83°2′49″W / 42.32611°N 83.04694°W |
| Owner | Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (operated by SMG) |
| Type | Convention center |
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| Opened | 1960 |
| Renovated | 1989, 2015 |
| Expanded | 2012 |
| Architect | ROSSETTI |
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Cobo Center (formerly Cobo Hall) is a convention center situated along Jefferson and Washington avenues in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was named after Albert Cobo, mayor of Detroit from 1950 to 1957. Designed by Gino Rossetti, the center opened in 1960. Expanded in 1989, the present 2,400,000 sq ft (220,000 m2) complex contains 723,000 sq ft (67,200 m2) of exhibition space, with 623,000 square feet contiguous. Preliminary construction to update and further expand the center's exhibition space began October 1, 2009, by the facility's current owner, the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA). Along with adjacent Joe Louis Arena, the center is served by the Detroit People Mover with its own station. Cobo Center has several large, attached parking garages, and direct access to the Lodge Freeway. The facility is located along the Detroit International Riverfront.
Cobo Center is the home of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which it hosts each January, and Detroit Autorama, which it hosts each March. There are about 5,000 hotel rooms in downtown Detroit with 4,000 hotel rooms within walking distance of the center.
The Center and its attached arena initially cost $56 million. It was designed by the Detroit architectural firm Giffels & Vallet and took four years to complete. Lou Rossetti was the chief Architect of Giffels and Vallet. The Center is located on the site where Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French colonist, first set foot and landed on the banks of the river in July 1701 and claimed the area for France in the name of King Louis XIV.
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