Why is the Cow Palace called the Cow Palace?
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There was a time when the Cow Palace, a cavernous exposition hall built near San Francisco's old beef slaughterhouses, was a revolving door for the country's most famous personalities. The Cow Palace was named for bovines because it was built in the 1940s to hold events such as the Grand National Rodeo.
Just so, who owns the Cow Palace?
Cow Palace
Public transit | Sunnydale |
Owner | California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1-A District Agricultural Association |
Operator | California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1-A District Agricultural Association |
Capacity | Basketball: 12,953 Ice hockey: 11,089 Concerts: 16,500 |
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Similarly one may ask, how old is the Cow Palace?
79 c. 1941
1965