About Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is recorded as an NBA arena in San Francisco, California. It opened in 1915. Its recorded capacity is 7,000. Its only tenant was San Francisco Warriors (NBA, 1965–1971). On our ranked lists it ranks 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as San Francisco Exposition Auditorium (1915) and San Francisco Civic Auditorium (1916–1991).
Appears in
- 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names
- 16th for most name changes among 29 basketball arenas with 3 or more names
- 90th longest single tenancy (6 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
- 71st longest single tenancy (6 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas
Venue Information
Year Opened
Address
Elevation
19 m above sea level
Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
San Francisco Warriors While based here: 7 seasons · 251-318 regular season · 4 postseason trips
NBA · 1965–1971
|
NBA | 1965–1971 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium?
The capacity of Bill Graham Civic Auditorium is 7,000.
When was Bill Graham Civic Auditorium built?
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium opened in 1915.
Where did the San Francisco Warriors play before Bill Graham Civic Auditorium?
Before moving to Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in 1965, the San Francisco Warriors played at Cow Palace from 1963 to 1964.
Where did the San Francisco Warriors play after Bill Graham Civic Auditorium?
After leaving Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in 1971, the San Francisco Warriors moved to Oakland Arena in 1972. They played there until 2019.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 33 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
1992 - Present
CurrentSan Francisco Civic Auditorium
1916 - 1991
San Francisco Exposition Auditorium
1915 - 1915
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Seals Stadium | 1931–1959 | 0.9 mi |
| Oracle Park | 2000– | 1.5 mi |
| USF War Memorial Gymnasium | 1958– | 1.8 mi |
| Chase Center | 2019– | 1.8 mi |
| Kezar Stadium | 1925–1989 | 2.2 mi |
| Candlestick Park | 1960–2015 | 4.8 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.