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48-683: The San Jose Convention Center opened in 1989, replacing a convention hall of the same name at San Jose Civic . It is named after Tom McEnery , a former mayor of San Jose . The South Hall opened in 2005, and the main hall was renovated and expanded in 2013. Team San Jose manages the convention center along with several nearby event centers. The convention center covers 550,000 square feet (51,000 m), including 165,000 square feet (15,300 m) of exhibit space, 31 meeting rooms, and banquet facilities for some 5,000. There are entrances on West San Carlos Street, Almaden Boulevard, and South Market Street. The San Jose Hilton and Marriott hotels both adjoin

96-647: A Moose Lodge in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , need not have its state liquor license revoked because it refused to serve a Black guest, but that the state could subsequently condition its license on nondiscriminatory practices. In the early 1920s, the LOOM reportedly had over half a million members, with 32,570 in the Mooseheart Legion and 5,178 in the Junior Order of Moose. An important ritual for

144-620: A hotel tax increase to fund the convention center's renovation and expansion. On October 10, 2013, the convention center completed the $ 130 million project, which added 125,000 square feet (11,600 m) on the site of the former Martin Luther King Jr. Library. The San José Public Library relocated its main branch to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library on the San Jose State University campus. In 2018, SARA put

192-456: A new facility of the same name opened across the street in 1989. The building was demolished in 2019. A $ 25 million renovation of the venue (approved in 2007) was begun in 2009. A state-of-the-art sound and video system was installed, the building's floor was refurbished, an exterior lighting system was activated, and the loading dock was upgraded. Key improvements planned included a top-line interior lighting system, seating upgrades to replace

240-621: A peak of 1,300 during the Great Depression , and decline to approximately 500, the campus' current maximum capacity, in 1979. In addition to Mooseheart, the LOOM also runs a retirement center, Moosehaven, located in Orange Park , Florida . This project was inaugurated in the autumn of 1922 with 26 acres of property and 22 retired Moose residents. It has grown to a 63-acre community with over 400 residents. Local units are called "Lodges", state groups are "State Associations" and

288-693: A public parking lot on a 191,668-square-foot (17,806.5 m) site. City leaders have called for the South Hall's demolition at various times since it was erected in 2005 as a temporary structure; nevertheless, the city considers it important for attracting large events to the convention center. The South Hall and surrounding parking lot are owned by the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of San Jose (SARA). The South Hall's maintenance costs $ 38,000 each year, while demolition

336-585: A recruiting video, filmed in 2000, called Unbelievably Cool . In 1925, the LOOM brought a suit against the Independent, Benevolent and Protective Order of Moose, an African American order. They attempted to obtain a legal injunction to keep them from using the Moose name, ritual, emblem and titles of its officers. The New York Supreme Court found that the evidence presented by the Loyal Order of Moose

384-598: A rousing address to the seven delegates of the 1906 Moose national convention, he was appointed "Supreme Organizer" of the Order. Davis and a group of organizers set out to recruit members and establish lodges throughout the US and Canada. He was quite successful, and the Order grew to nearly half a million members in 1,000 lodges by 1912. Old National Moose Lodge bylaws restricted membership in this men's club to white people. In 1972, K. Leroy Irvis , an African-American member of

432-576: A unanimous joint meeting of the Supreme Council and Institute Trustees on February 1. Mooseheart was dedicated on July 27, 1913. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall gave a speech for the occasion. While Mooseheart began as a school, it soon grew to become a small incorporated village and hub of the organization, housing the headquarters of the LOOM as well as the Women of the Moose . The population of Mooseheart would grow to 1,000 by 1920, reach

480-402: Is connected to the convention center. Public surface parking lots are located across Almaden Boulevard to the west and across Viola Street surrounding the South Hall. The convention center is accessible by public transportation. The Convention Center VTA light rail station is located directly in front of the convention center's main entrance on West San Carlos Street. The station is served by

528-571: Is estimated to cost at least $ 1 million. The convention center is located one block from the San Carlos Street exit of California State Route 87 and two blocks from the Almaden Boulevard exit of southbound Interstate 280 . California State Route 82 also passed by the convention center on South Market Street until this portion of the route was relinquished to San Jose in 2013. The public Convention Center Parking Garage

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576-456: Is owned by the City of San Jose, is managed by Team San Jose and is booked by Nederlander Concerts . The auditorium seats 3,036 which can be expanded up to 3,326 in a general admission setting. The venue was created through a joint venture between the City of San Jose, Public Works Administration and local property owners Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Montgomery, who donated the property. The building

624-711: The Blue Line and Green Line . The station is two stops away from the intermodal San Jose Diridon station . The convention center is also served by VTA local and express bus routes, San Jose State University 's free Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH), and a Bay Wheels bicycle sharing station across West San Carlos Street. The first general-purpose event center in San Jose was the Santa Clara County Horticultural Society's Horticultural Hall, which operated for about 30 years from 1886 until

672-713: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives , was invited to visit a lodge in Harrisburg by a member as a guest. The lodge dining room refused to serve Irvis on account of his race. Irvis sued the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in federal court, arguing that the issuance of a liquor license to an organization with racially discriminatory policies constituted an illegal state action . A Pennsylvania court ruled in Irvis' favor. The case

720-688: The Santa Clara County Fairgrounds opened. Civic Auditorium served as the city's main events venue from its opening in 1933 as Municipal Auditorium. In 1957, voters approved a bond measure for the construction of a modern convention center. Construction on the Jay McCabe Convention Hall began in December 1952, and the facility opened in 1964 with the Loyal Order of Moose national convention. With

768-670: The United Kingdom . The entire membership is sometimes referred to as the "Moose Domain". Until at least the 1970s, membership was restricted to white men of "sound mind and body, in good standing in the community, engaged in lawful business who are able to speak and write the English language". In June 1972 the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a decision partially in the Order's favor, saying that

816-540: The Wisconsin Synod forbade membership in the Loyal Order of Moose. The Catholic Church , however, has never explicitly objected to the Moose, despite having condemned similar organizations, such as the Freemasons , for their oaths and other rituals. Papal Encyclicals, specifically Paragraph 9 of Pope Leo XIII's 1884 encyclical: Humanum Genus , condemn any and all Freemasonic organizations and sects and bans

864-495: The (then dirt ) Lincoln Highway . The leadership also wished to buy additional real estate to the west and north owned by two other families, for a total of 1,023 acres. Negotiations for the purchases were held in January and February 1913, and legal possession of the property was taken on March 1. The name "Mooseheart" had been adopted for the school at the suggestion of Ohio Congressman and Supreme Council member John J. Lentz by

912-612: The Hawks played a famous show there on December 12, 1965, and Allen Ginsberg made a tape of it now held by the Stanford University Libraries . Earlier that year the Rolling Stones played a concert there that was attended by Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters who electrified a party afterward reportedly attended by Stones members. Richard Nixon made national headlines during an anti-war demonstration at

960-756: The Moose is the "9 o'clock Ceremony". At nine o'clock, all Moose are directed to face toward Mooseheart with bowed heads and folded arms and repeat a silent prayer " Let the little children come unto me, do not keep them away. For they are like the Kingdom of Heaven. God bless Mooseheart." At that same time the children of Mooseheart kneel at their bedside in prayers as well. There are also the ten "thou shalts". These begin with "Thou shalt believe in God and worship Him as thy conscience dictates. Thou shalt be tolerant to let others worship each in his own way". Other "thou shalts" pertain to patriotism, service to fellowmen, protection of

1008-512: The Order. Davis was a Welsh immigrant who had come to the United States as a youth and worked as an iron puddler in the steel mills of Pennsylvania and an active labor organizer (he later became United States Secretary of Labor in the Harding administration ). He saw the Order as a way to provide a social safety net for a working class membership, using a low annual membership fee of $ 10–$ 15 (equivalent to $ 340–$ 510 in 2023). After giving

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1056-778: The San Jose Redevelopment Agency contributed $ 143 million ($ 306 million). It opened in 1989. Meanwhile, the 1977 convention center was renamed Parkside Hall . "The Garage", now The Tech Interactive , moved into McCabe Hall in 1990. In 1991, the San Jose Convention Center was renamed the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in honor of the former mayor. In its early years, the new convention center failed to meet attendance and revenue expectations. By 2002, many Silicon Valley businesses were choosing

1104-696: The San Jose Civic. It has presented major sporting events including boxing matches with champions such as Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis . The Civic hosted the final day of the GENESIS 3 Super Smash Bros. tournament in January 2016. It was the venue for the trampoline events of the inaugural World Games I in 1981. Loyal Order of Moose The Loyal Order of Moose is a fraternal and service organization founded in 1888 and headquartered in Mooseheart, Illinois . Moose International supports

1152-541: The South Hall site up for sale. As of 2017, the convention center hosted hundreds of events each year. The current annual event schedule includes: Other notable events at the convention center have included: San Jose Civic 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

1200-450: The altar, and all then join in singing Friendship We Now Extend . There are also death and graveside services, granted on request of the family of deceased Moose, as well as a Memorial Day ceremony every first Sunday in May. The lodge altar is draped in black and white cloth, a Bible, a flower and drapes are placed on the lodge charter and the lodge prelate leads the members in prayers and

1248-516: The charter of the Moose Lodge. At the 1911 convention in Detroit , Davis, the "Director General" of the Order, recommended that the LOOM (Loyal Order Of Moose) acquire property for an "Institute", "School" or "College" that would be a home, schooling, and vocational training for the orphans of LOOM members. For months offers came in and a number of meetings were held regarding the project. It

1296-691: The convention center. A two-story hallway connecting the three entrances is called the "Parkway" on the ground floor and the "Concourse" on the second floor. A recessed main entrance along West San Carlos Street features two prominent art installations. A tile mural by Lin Utzon (1988) adorns a façade surrounding the entrance. The two-story-tall mural, resembling a flock of birds in flight, consists of over 8,000 red, white, and black porcelain tiles manufactured by Royal Copenhagen . An interactive sculpture , Idea Tree by South Korean architect Soo-in Yang, stands in

1344-452: The decades-old plastic molded chairs, more restrooms, and a new concessions program. The "Montgomery Theater" is attached to the east side of the building. Seating 486, it is the primary home of CMT San Jose . Many of the most popular entertainers and public figures have appeared at the venue creating memorable historic events since its opening in 1936. Barbra Streisand appeared there during her first concert tour in 1963. Bob Dylan and

1392-748: The majority of 44 State and Provincial Associations, and on a fraternity-wide basis. There is also a Loyal Order of Moose in Britain . These organizations together make up the Moose International . The Loyal Order of Moose was founded in Louisville , Kentucky , in the spring of 1888 by Dr. John Henry Wilson . Originally intended purely as a men's social club, lodges were soon founded in Cincinnati , Ohio ; St. Louis , Missouri ; and Crawfordsville and Frankfort, Indiana . The early order

1440-488: The much larger Moscone Center in San Francisco over the San Jose Convention Center due to the latter's limited space. A ballot measure to finance an expansion via a hotel tax failed to reach the required two-thirds majority to pass. In June 2005, Team San Jose built the South Hall, a $ 6.77 million, blue and white tent, adding 80,000 square feet (7,400 m) of exhibit space. In 2009, local hotels agreed to

1488-526: The national authority is the "Supreme Lodge of the World", which meets annually. In 1923 there were 1,669 lodges "promulgated in every civilized country controlled by the Caucasian race". In 1966 3,500 lodges were reported in every US state, Guam, Canada, Bermuda and England. In 1979 the Order had 36 State Associations and over 4,000 Lodges. Today it has 1,600 Lodges in 49 states, four Canadian provinces, and

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1536-486: The new convention hall, which would be a wing of Civic Auditorium (now called San Jose Civic ), along with an underground parking structure. However, by November 1974, the plans had been downsized to a mere 30,000 square feet (2,800 m) of exhibit space and an above-ground parking garage. The new San Jose Convention Center broke ground on November 18, 1975, and was dedicated by Mayor Janet Gray Hayes on September 22, 1977. The second and current San Jose Convention Center

1584-402: The oath with their left hand on their heart and their right hand raised. Among other things, this obligation pledges the candidate not to "communicate or disclose or give any information—concerning anything—I may hereafter hear, see or experience in this lodge or in any other Lodge". At this point the lodge performs the 9 o'clock ceremony, and then the lodge chaplain or prelate explains

1632-535: The opening of the Anaheim Convention Center in 1967, city officials became dissatisfied with Civic Auditorium and McCabe Hall and sought a replacement. Based on a study by Stanford Research Institute in 1970, the city commissioned architect William Hedley and Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum to draw up plans for a "Community Plaza" superblock centered around a new convention hall. In October 1973, Mayor Norman Mineta approved $ 2.4 million for

1680-460: The operation of Mooseheart Child City & School , a 1,023-acre (414 ha) community for children and teens in need, located 40 miles (64 km) west of Chicago; and Moosehaven, a 63-acre (25 ha) retirement community for its members near Jacksonville, Florida . Additionally, the Moose organization conducts numerous sports and recreational programs, in local Lodge/Chapter facilities called either Moose Family Centers or Activity Centers, in

1728-399: The plaza fronting the entrance. In the lobby hangs a 1993 life-size bronze and steel sculpture, Winged Guardian by Stephen De Staebler . The South Hall, a metal-framed fabric structure, adds another 80,000 square feet (7,400 m) of exhibit space, for a joint total of 245,000 square feet (22,800 m). It can accommodate 11,428 people, or 5,333 people with exhibits. It is surrounded by

1776-470: The president of the local Chauffeurs Union , and Gustin was an iron moulder. Both men were made to look upon a red hot emblem of the Order, and then blindfolded and disrobed and have a chilled rubber version of the emblem applied to their chests while a magneto was attached to their legs and an electric current was applied to them by a wire to their shoulders. The aim was evidently to make them believe that they were being branded. Both men fainted, but, as it

1824-511: The singing of Nearer, My God, to Thee . After the Moose unified its male and female members under the "One Moose" banner, many of the original LOOM (now called the Lodge) rituals were removed from required meeting practices. On July 24, 1913, two candidates for LOOM membership, Donald A. Kenny and Christopher Gustin, died during their initiation ceremony in Birmingham, Alabama . Kenny was

1872-452: The ten "thou shalts". Next, the governor grasps the hands of the candidates while the members sing Blest Be the Tie that Binds . Finally, the governor administers the second part of the obligation, the candidates promise to support Mooseheart and Moosehaven, help fellow Moose, settle disputes within the order, and not join any unauthorized Moose organizations. The prelate offers another prayer at

1920-557: The two organizations' emblems and part of their rituals were virtually identical, and the court restrained the African American order from using the word "moose" in its name. The court allowed the Independent, Benevolent and Protective Order of Moose to continue using the same fraternal titles and colors. The IBPOOM was an unrelated all-African woman order. By 1966, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and

1968-533: The weak, avoidance of slander to a brother Moose, love of the LOM, faithfulness and humility James Davis drew up the initiation ritual for the order. It is relatively short, usually taking 45 minutes. The governor of the lodge asks the Sergeant-at-Arms to administer the Moose obligation. After candidates are asked if they believe in a Supreme Being , and if they are willing to assume the obligation they take

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2016-433: Was inadmissible , and it found in favor of the Independent, Benevolent and Protective Order of Moose. In another lawsuit heard by a Maryland Circuit Court , the Loyal Order of Moose sued the Independent, Benevolent and Protective Order of Moose, saying they had infringed on its intellectual property by using the word "moose" in its name, by using the moose in its emblem, and by having similar rituals. The court found that

2064-523: Was approved by Mayor Tom McEnery in 1983 as part of an urban renewal project that displaced a low-income, Hispanic neighborhood. The 425,000-square-foot (39,500 m) convention center was designed by Mitchell / Giurgola Architects, Daniel Mann Johnson Mendenhall , and the Steinberg Group. Blount Construction was the general contractor. The new convention center cost $ 147 million (equivalent to $ 314 million in 2023) to build, of which

2112-485: Was designed by Binder & Curtis, in the Spanish Colonial / California Mission Revival style. The venue's naming rights were given to City National Bank in December 2013, with its original name being restored in May 2019. The west wing was a convention hall called "Parkside Hall". It opened on September 22, 1977, as the "San Jose Convention Center". It served as the city's main convention center until

2160-456: Was eventually agreed that the center should be located somewhere near the center of population , adjacent to both rail and river transportation and within a day's travel to a major city. On December 14, 1912, the leaders of the organization decided to purchase the 750-acre Brookline Farm. Brookline was a dairy farm near Batavia, Illinois . It was close to the Fox River , two railway lines and

2208-413: Was not prosperous. Dr. Wilson was dissatisfied and left the order of the Moose before the turn of the century. When Albert C. Stevens was compiling his Cyclopedia of Fraternities in the late 1890s, he was unable to ascertain whether it was still in existence. In the fall of 1906 the Order had only the two Indiana lodges remaining. On October 27 of that year James J. Davis became the 247th member of

2256-532: Was thought that they were feigning, the lodge officers did not stop the initiation until it was evident that the two were dying and the lodge physician was unable to revive them. The LOOM has historically supported numerous charitable and civic activities. It has sponsored medical research for muscular dystrophy , cerebral palsy , cancer and cardiology , as well as the March of Dimes . It has also supported Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs. Moose distributed

2304-549: Was ultimately appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States , which ruled that Irvis lacked standing to sue based on membership and that state was not involved in the discriminatory guest practices to qualify as a state action prohibited by the Fourteenth Amendment . In 1994, a Moose Lodge in Hagerstown, Maryland , denied membership based on race. Officials at Moose International took action and revoked

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