īy this time, The Armory was in a heavy state of disrepair. Several spaceship-interior scenes in the movie Star Wars were filmed there, and the San Francisco Opera used the large inner court of The Armory for set construction and rehearsals until the mid-1990s. 1976–2006Īfter 1976, the building was largely unused for the next 30 years, though in 1978 the building was registered as a Class 2 historical landmark in the National Register of Historic Places. Other notable fights that took place in the Armory included matches between Mike Teague and Jack Thompson (both were welterweight champions) and Young Jim Corbett (the son of "Gentleman Jim" Corbett) and Pete Myers in 1929. One very notable fight included a light heavyweight title fight between Young Jim Corbett III and Jackie Fields. 1928.įrom the 1920s through the 1940s, the Mission Armory served as San Francisco's primary sports venue, eventually earning the nickname "the Madison Square Garden of the West." For almost three decades, at least two prizefights were held in the Drill Court each week. Interior of the Drill Court showing boxing ring, ca. The building closed as an armory in 1976, when the National Guard moved its facilities to Fort Funston. The Armory served as a stronghold and rallying point for the National Guard in their suppression of the 1934 San Francisco General Strike (an event known as "Bloody Thursday"). In addition to its role as an armory and arsenal, during the 1920s, it served as a venue for sporting events, such as prizefights. The structure was built as a replacement for the old San Francisco Armory in the Western Addition, which had been destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. The Armory was built on part of the site of Woodward's Gardens (1866–1891), a zoo, aquarium, art museum, and amusement park which covered two city blocks, bounded by Mission, Valencia, 13th, and 15th Streets.
The building was constructed as an armory and arsenal for the United States National Guard in 1912–1914 and designed with a castle-like appearance in a Moorish Revival style.
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