E³ at the Los Angeles Convention Center
Tuesday, 9th May 2006 by Alex Turnbull
If you've ever picked up a joystick, then you're probably aware that this is the week of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³), which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center each year.
Here you can see the building's glass frontage (which currently has the E³ livery splashed all over it), and you can get a feel for how big this venue is. Last year E³ apparently had over 70,000 visitors (all either game industry professionals, celebrities or journalists), and with the global games industry worth, er, um.. a lot, it looks like E³ is only going to get bigger.
And if you're not into electronic games, well, the (previously posted) Staples Center is right next door! See, it says so on the roof.
This $375 million dollar sports arena has an incredible 4 million visitors a year, has hosted everything from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships to WrestleMania, and is the only arena that is home to five professional sports franchises; some slightly better known outside of LA than others:
- Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
- Los Angeles Kings (NHL)
- Los Angeles Clippers (NBA)
- Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA)
- Los Angeles Avengers (AFL)
More info at Wikipedia on E³, the Los Angeles Convention Center and the Staples Center.
Thanks to Robb, Aurélien Hamel, James and Emily Miller.
About the author
Alex has decided that his title will be Senior Vice President of Stuff.
This also qualifies as a movie location. The convention center’s glass lobby was used for the final scenes in Rush Hour 1.
If you’re looking for a cool way to get to E3 at the convention center or the Staples Center, try the Metro. I’ve mapped out the orange and red lines in KML.