Salt Palace
The Salt Palace's main entrance on West Temple
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| Location | 100 S West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 |
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| Owner | Salt Lake County |
| Capacity | 10,725 (original) 12,666 (expanded) |
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| Opened | mid-1990s |
| Construction cost | $93 million USD |
| Tenants | |
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Utah Stars (ABA) (1970–1975) Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) (1969–1991) |
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This article describes a convention center in Utah. For the demolished arena of the same name see Salt Palace (arena).
The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, is a convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah and is named after Utah's 11th Governor, Calvin L. Rampton. The name "Salt Palace" was previously used by two other venues in Salt Lake City.
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First Salt Palace (1899-1910)
The original historic Salt Palace was built in 1899 under the direction of Richard K.A. Kletting, architect, and owned by John Franklin Heath. It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street in Salt Lake City. The original Salt Palace contained a dance hall, theatre, and racing track. It was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910, and was replaced by the Majestic Hall.
Second Salt Palace (arena) (1969-1994)
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Current Salt Palace (Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center) (1995-present)
The current convention center boasts 515,000 square feet (47,800 m2) of exhibit space, 164,000 square feet (15,200 m2) of meeting space including a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) grand ballroom, and 66 meeting rooms. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1]
In honor of the "founding father" of Salt Lake's convention and tourism business, as well as Utah's proactive economic development efforts, the Salt Lake County Council voted to officially change the name of the Salt Palace Convention Center to the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in the fall of 2007.[2]
The convention center is known for its biannual Salt Lake Comic Con.
Architecture
The trusses that support the roof were designed by roller-coaster designer Kent Seko. Many of the convention center’s most striking visual features were achieved through the use of Hollow Structural Steel (HSS) in exposed applications by its architects, Atlanta-based Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates working with a local firm, Gillies Stransky Brems Smith Architects.
Solar panels
On May 24, 2012, a 1.65 MW solar array was completed on the roof. Covering an area of 3.85 acres, at the time it was the largest solar array in Utah. It is expected to provide 17% of the electricity used by the Salt Palace.[3]
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| Preceded by | Home of the Utah Jazz 1979 – 1991 |
Succeeded by Delta Center |
| Preceded by | Home of the Utah Stars 1970 – 1975 |
Succeeded by last arena |
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