First Southern Textile Exposition
The First Southern Textile Exposition takes place at the old Piedmont and Northern Railroad Warehouse at the 300 block of West Washington Street in downtown Greenville.
Textile Hall
The original Textile Hall opens in downtown Greenville.
New Textile Hall
The ”new” Textile Hall opens at current location off Pleasantburg Drive on October 12, 1964.
First Expansion
Textile Hall completes its first expansion. Additional exhibit space is added in 1969, and again in 1977. The building now includes 368,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space and ranks as one of the largest exposition facilities in the country.
Conference Center
The James H. Woodside Conference Center is dedicated. A former President of Textile Hall Corporation, Mr. Woodside was instrumental in leading the growth of the facility in the 1960s and ’70s. At the same time, the facility changed its name to the Palmetto International Exhibition and Convention Center, or Palmetto Expo Center.
The City of Greenville Purchases the Palmetto Expo Center
The City of Greenville purchases the Palmetto Expo Center from Textile Hall Corp. for $6.75 milion and contracts with SMG to manage the facility.
Carolina First Center
Carolina First Center completes a $22 milion renovation that improves the facility’s exhibit and meeting spaces and boosts connectivity with public spaces.
TD Bank
TD Convention Center makes its debut as the conversion of the Carolina First Bank brand to TD Bank continues throughout the Carolinas. Carolina First had a multi- year, naming rights sponsorship of the convention center, which TD Bank assumed with the acquisition of the bank.
Greenville Convention Center
A new brand takes shape as TD Convention Center becomes Greenville Convention Center, reflecting the pride, ownership and roots connected to the ever-growing city of Greenville and the community that surrounds it.
Oakview Group
Oakview Group is awarded the management contract for Greenville Convention Center. Oakview Group, comprised of OVG360 and OVG Hospitality will operate the Convention Center and the Food & Beverage department for the City of Greenville. Oakview Group is an innovator in the meeting and event industry with over 2,500 properties across the Americas and the world.