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Coordinates: 40°26′39″N 79°59′42″W / 40.4442°N 79.9949°W / 40.4442; -79.9949
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Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh
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Hotel chainWestin Hotels
General information
Address1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Coordinates40°26′39″N 79°59′42″W / 40.4442°N 79.9949°W / 40.4442; -79.9949
Opening1986
ManagementWestin Hotels
Height324 feet (99 m)
Technical details
Floor count26
Other information
Number of rooms615
Number of restaurants1

The Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh is a hotel in Downtown Pittsburgh, with a prominent position in the area adjacent to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and the Cultural District. The hotel broke ground on December 6, 1984 and was originally known as the Vista International, construction "topped off" on September 26, 1985[1] and the hotel opened in 1986.[2][3] In the 1980s it hosted the annual regional ad agency awards & banquet.[4]

Notable guests

Several notable figures have chosen the hotel:

  • December 6, 1991: South African leader Nelson Mandela visits the hotel for a major speech.[5][6][7]
  • January, 1992: Joan Collins while touring with the Private Lives stage show.[8]
  • March 25, 1992: Then governor and presidential candidate Bill Clinton visits the convention center hotel days before the commonwealth's primary as he fights back the recent Connecticut loss to Jerry Brown.[9]
  • December 2, 2003: President George W. Bush visits for a major speech.[10]
  • July 25, 2005: Vice President Dick Cheney visits for a major speech.[11]

Mascot

In 2016 as part of a partnership with Anthrocon, the hotel was given an anthropomorphic mascot named "Westie", a West Highland White Terrier. [12][13]

References

  1. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Historic Pittsburgh". Digital.library.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  3. ^ "Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh | Buildings". Pittsburgh /: Emporis. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ^ Belculfine, Lexi (2013-12-05). "Nelson Mandela visited Pittsburgh 22 years ago today - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  6. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  7. ^ [2] [dead link‍]
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  9. ^ [3] [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "George W. Bush: Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Luncheon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania". Presidency.ucsb.edu. 2003-12-02. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  11. ^ "Richard B. Cheney: Vice President's Remarks at a Luncheon for Congressman Tim Murphy". Presidency.ucsb.edu. 2005-07-25. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  12. ^ "Friends of Anthrocon: Westie — Weasyl". www.weasyl.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  13. ^ "Anthrocon 2016 - Westie - the Westin Mascot - Friends of Anthrocon". Flickr. Retrieved 2016-08-17.


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