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Huntington Place (formerly known as Cobo Hall, Cobo Center, and briefly TCF Center) is a convention center in Downtown Detroit, owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) and operated by ASM Global.
The 12,000-seat Cobo Arena opened in 1960 and was home to the Detroit Pistons from 1961-1978. It has hosted concerts by acts such as the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Kiss, Weezer and many others.
Huntington Place is the 16th largest convention center in the United States. Built by the City of Detroit, it was originally opened in 1960 and named Cobo Hall in honor of former Detroit Mayor Albert E. Cobo (1950-1957).
Cobo Center, known as Huntington Place since December 2021, is Detroit’s convention hall. Located along the Detroit riverfront on Jefferson Avenue, it is named for Albert E. Cobo, mayor of Detroit from 1950 to 1957.
Huntington Place is the 16th largest convention center in the United States. Built by the City of Detroit, it was originally opened in 1960.
On August 15, 1976, while an inadequate contingent of Detroit policemen remained outside, scores of youths rampaged through Cobo Hall, robbing and terrorizing the patrons at a rock concert.l. City reaction was swift.
The Detroit Common Council held its 4,370th and final weekly formal session in Old City Hall on July 19, 1955. Mayor Cobo led a parade of elected officials from Old City Hall to the new City-County Building on July 21, 1955.
