Brooks Hall

Brooks Hall in San Francisco, California was the original venue of the Macworld Conference & Expo from 1985 until it was closed to the public in 1993.
==History==
The underground convention center was constructed next to the San Francisco Civic Center and opened on April 11, 1958. Mayor George Christopher did not like the nicknames "Mole Hall" and "Gopher Palace" that were used during its construction and had it named Brooks Hall after retiring chief administrator Thomas A. Brooks.SF’s Brooks Hall: Mayor made a mountain out of Mole Hall moniker by Bill Van Niekerken, San Francisco Chronicle. 2018-01-30.
The venue also hosted the 1986 Apple World Conference.Events by Nancy Groth, InfoWorld. 1985-12-16. After its closure to the public, it has been used by the City of San Francisco as a storage facility, though there are plans that have been submitted for it to be converted for other uses.Community Workshop #1, Civic Center Public Realm Plan, The City and County of San Francisco. 2017-11-07.
==Gallery==
Brooks Hall SF construction 1957-02-20.jpg|Under construction in February 1957.|link=
Brooks Hall SF underground 1958-04-01.jpg|Nearly completed on April 1, 1958.|link=
Brooks Hall SF opening 1958-04-11.jpg|Grand opening on April 11, 1958.|link=
Brooks Hall SF storage 2017-11-07.jpg|Used by the city for storage as of November 2017.|link=
==References==
==See also==
*Moscone Center (San Francisco)
*San Jose McEnery Convention Center
*Santa Clara Convention Center
==External links==
*Brooks Hall at Wikipedia
Category:Convention centers