the Cow Palace

tankhughes commented on the word the Cow Palace

This is a big arena venue in Daly City, California that used to have cattle auctions but now has big events like dog shows and concerts and the Dickens Fair and was where the San Jose Sharks hockey team originally played.

"The idea for the arena was inspired by the popularity of the livestock pavilion at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition. A local newspaper asked, as early as May 1935, "Why, when people are starving, should money be spent on a 'palace for cows'?" A headline writer turned the phrase around, thus "Cow Palace"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Palace

May 15, 2024