Dahl was responsible for the renowned Art Deco buildings at the Dallas Fair Park, as well as many other Texas landmarks.

On February 9, 2022, the Dallas City Council voted to take steps toward demolishing the convention center and replacing it with a new one.

While the auditorium still hosts many smaller events, its antiquated facilities and technology, along with the fact that it is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, have kept it less busy than in the past.

[6] While on a five city tour in the final week of 1976, Elvis Presley performed at the Dallas Convention Center on December 28.

On April 1, 1977, Led Zeppelin opened what would become their last American tour together in the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, their sixth time performing at the venue.

[6] Other performers who held concerts here include: Madonna, James Brown, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Billy Joel, Kansas, Thin Lizzy, and Elvis Costello.

[13] Together with Reunion Arena, the center was an emergency shelter for thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees in September 2005.

Public transportation is available with Amtrak and the Trinity Railway Express serving the Dallas Union Station to the northeast of the Convention Center.

[17] One of the world's largest heliport/vertiport facilities sits atop the structure and 75 truck berths line its docks.