Brooks Hall
Disused event venue in San Francisco, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brooks Hall (originally Civic Center Exhibit Hall, nicknamed Mole Hall[1] and Gopher Palace[2]) is a disused 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2)[3] event space underneath the southern half of Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco; a parking garage occupies the space under the northern half.
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Coordinates | 37.778951°N 122.417502°W / 37.778951; -122.417502 |
Owner | City and County of San Francisco |
Built | 1956–58 |
Inaugurated | April 11, 1958 (1958-04-11) |
Opened | 1958 |
Closed | 1993 |
Construction cost | US$4,500,000 (equivalent to $47,520,000 in 2023) |
Former names | Civic Center Event Hall Mole Hall Gopher Palace |
Enclosed space | |
• Total space | 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2) |
Public transit access | BART and Muni, UN Plaza station |
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It was built in the late 1950s for $4,500,000,[4] and dedicated on April 11, 1958.[2] It was named after Thomas A. Brooks, a chief administrative officer of the City and County of San Francisco, who retired the same year the building was dedicated.[5]