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Date: September 12, 2005
Contact: Brad Gessner, WestWorld General Manager, (480) 312-6825
| Scottsdale’s WestWorld will soon have a new venue to host consumer
trade shows, auctions and other special events. It’s a 120,000 square-foot tent
adorned with a giant American flag on each side. The structure, when completed later
this month, will be the largest clear-span tent in North America. |
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It was originally built for the 2001 Bakersfield, Calif., Business to Business Expo and
has hosted numerous dignitaries including former President George H. Bush, former British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
Scottsdale purchased the tent this summer for roughly $2 million and will invest
another $1 million in lights, foundation and other site improvements. The structure will
help host many of WestWorld’s annual shows and events, including the Barrett-Jackson
Car Auction and the Goodguys Hot Rod Show.
The tent’s first event will be the East Meets West Custom Motor Cycle Show
scheduled for Oct. 8-9, followed by the Home Improvement Show Oct. 28-30, and the
Originals Holiday Gift Show Nov. 4-6.
WestWorld, Scottsdale’s equestrian and special events center, is located at 16601
N. Pima Road. For more information on the facility and its upcoming scheduled of events,
go to: www.scottsdaleaz.gov/westworld.
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