ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – As local convention officials consider making improvements to the America’s Center, there’s talk they could call for the demolition of the Edward Jones Dome.
On Thursday, commissioners will receive a report on what needs to be done to the convention center to keep pace with facilities in other cities. Officials say improvements will include expanded banquet facilities, exhibition space and additional loading docks.
As for how that could impact the Dome, including demolishing it, Convention and Visitors Commission President Kitty Ratcliffe says it’s too soon to know.
“We have not ruled anything out, to be clear about that,” she says. “It is not the primary focus and has not been discussed at any great length.”
Meanwhile, Commission Vice Chair Kim Tucci has a slightly different take.
“You might have to make adjustments and you might have to change the configuration,” he says, “but we’re not tearing down the Dome. That would be out of the question.”
Tucci says no one’s even talked about it.
Ratcliffe says any decision on the Dome’s future is a long way off. She also points out that the Dome is owned by the city of St. Louis, the state of Missouri and St. Louis County, so the CVC could only make recommendations about its future.
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