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Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco East facing #285567788
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Built in 1915 as the Exhibition Hall for the Panama Pacific Exposition,that was held that year. It remained as the multi-purpose San Francisco civic Auditorium untill 1992,when it was renamed in honor of Bill Graham,who died the year before,in a helicopter crash. Bill Graham for his part,arrived in San Francisco in the early 1960`s,and by 1965 was managing the San Francisco Mime Troupe. From this,he was able to team up with other local promoters,eventually having a very lucrative career promoting many local talents.
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