Venue Detail
San Francisco Bulls
Revenues From Sports Venues Pro Facilities Report
February, 2012
San Francisco Bulls
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2600 Geneva Ave San Francisco, CA 94117 Phone: 415-469-9843 URL: www.sfbulls.com Owner: Pat and Elouise Curcio, Shmuel Farhi and Peter Higley League: ECHL, Western-Pacific
Venue
Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94117 Owner: California Department of Food and Agriculture Managed by: Owner Built: 1941 Capacity: 11,089 Soft drink:
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $648 to $1,440
Completed in 1941, the Cow Palace hosted the San Francisco Warriors of the NBA from 1962 to 1964 and again from 1966 to 1971. It was the site of both the 1956 Republican National Convention, and the 1964 Republican National Convention. It also hosted the San Jose Sharks of the NHL from 1991 to 1993 until the San Jose Arena was built.
According to the venue’s web site “A legislative appropriation of $250,000 was passed in 1931. This appropriation was to be used in part to purchase a suitable site. However, as the depression of the 1930's worsened, resistance developed to using public funds for construction of a livestock pavilion. The economy was in a state of shock. Millions were unemployed. A local newspaper asked, "Why, when people are starving, should money be spent on a ‘palace for cows?’ A headline writer turned the phrase around, hence the origin of the world famous name.” (Facilities, Financial, Ice HockeyMinor, Professional Sports)