Greater Reading Expo Center

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Greater Reading Expo Center
Greater Reading Expo Center
Address2525 N. 12th Street Reading, Pennsylvania 19605
Location Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Opened2006
Closed2013
Banquet/ballroom1 hall
Enclosed space
  Total space270,000+ sq ft
  Exhibit hall floor250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2)
  Breakout/meeting30 rooms
Website

The Greater Reading Expo Center was an exhibition center located just north of Reading, Pennsylvania and access from the Warren Street Bypass (Route 12.) It had 30 meeting rooms, two food courts, and a total area of over 270,000 square feet on one floor. [1] The expo center opened in 2006 and closed in 2013. [2]

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References

  1. "The Facility Greater Reading Expo Center" . Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. Miller, Karen L. (October 24, 2013). "Greater Reading Expo Center vendors seek new sites". Reading Eagle. Retrieved February 28, 2017.

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