Former names | San Jose Municipal Auditorium (planning/construction) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1933–2013) City National Civic (2013–19) |
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Address | 135 W San Carlos St San Jose, CA 95113 |
Location | Downtown San Jose |
Coordinates | 37°19′52″N 121°53′25″W / 37.330987°N 121.890168°W |
Public transit | Convention Center |
Owner | City of San Jose |
Operator | |
Capacity | 3,036 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1934 |
Opened | July 14, 1936 |
Construction cost | $530,515 ($12.1 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | Binder & Curtis |
Project manager | Worley & Company |
General contractor | Thomas Construction |
Main contractors | Swenson Construction |
Tenants | |
Santa Clara Broncos (NCAA) (1951–75) SJSU Spartans (NCAA) (1961–76, 1979–89) San Jose Diablos (IVA) (1979) San Jose Golddiggers (MLV) (1987–89) | |
Website | |
Venue Website | |
Building details | |
General information | |
Renovated | 2009-12 |
Renovation cost | $25 million ($35.5 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | ELS Architecture |
Other designers |
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Main contractor | Garden City Construction |
The San Jose Civic (formerly known as the San Jose Civic Auditorium and City National Civic) is a former arena, currently operating as a theatre and concert venue, located in downtown San Jose, California. The venue is owned by the City of San Jose, is managed by Team San Jose[2] and is booked by Nederlander Concerts.[3] The auditorium seats 3,036 which can be expanded up to 3,326 in a general admission setting.[4]