Convention center project almost ready to turn lights on
A new main exhibition hall extends above Front Street in the newly renovated Renasant Convention Center. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
The new main exhibition hall extends west over Front Street from the Renasant Convention Center. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
An 18,000-square-foot Junior Ballroom will greet visitors arriving from the underground parking level of the newly renovated Renasant Convention Center. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
Front Street passes beneath the new main exhibition hall in the Renasant Convention Center. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
Mural of abstract future cityscape of Memphis will greet visitors in the lower level lobby of Renasant Convention Center. The mural is the work of artists Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
An 18,000-square-foot Junior Ballroom will greet visitors arriving from the underground parking level of the newly renovated Renasant Convention Center. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
A crosswalk serves double duty as a speed hump on Front Street beneath the Renasant Convention Center’s main exhibit hall. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
Another view of Front Street passing beneath Renasant Convention Center main exhibit hall. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
Concourse leading to meeting rooms lines east side of Front Street at Renasant Convention Center. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
Concourse leading to meeting rooms lines east side of Front Street at Renasant Convention Center. (Courtesy of Memphis Tourism)
The nearly $200 million modernization of the Renasant Convention Center is winding down. A lighting ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, to mark the occasion.
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