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Portland Memorial Coliseum

Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Memorial Coliseum wide view from north, 2013.jpg
Former names Memorial Coliseum (1960–2011)
Location 300 North Winning Way (or 1401 North Wheeler Avenue)
Portland, OR 97227
Coordinates 45°31′56″N 122°40′10″W / 45.53222°N 122.66944°W / 45.53222; -122.66944Coordinates: 45°31′56″N 122°40′10″W / 45.53222°N 122.66944°W / 45.53222; -122.66944
Owner City of Portland
Operator RCM
Capacity Basketball: 12,888
Concerts: 13,000
Ice hockey: 10,407
Construction
Broke ground February 4, 1959
Opened November 3, 1960
Construction cost $8 million
($64.8 million in 2016 dollars)
Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural engineer Moffat, Nichol and Taylor
General contractor Hoffman Construction
Tenants
Portland Buckaroos (WHL) (1960–1975)
Portland Pilots men's basketball (WCAC) (1960–1984)
Portland Trail Blazers (NBA) (1970–1995)
Portland Winterhawks (WHL) (1976–present)
Portland Timbers (NASL) (1979–1982)
Portland Pride (CISL) (1993–1997)
Portland Power (ABL) (1996–1998)
Portland Prowlers (IPFL) (2000)
Memorial Coliseum
Area approx. 7.24 acres (2.93 ha)
Built 1960
Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Architectural style International style
NRHP Reference # 09000707
Added to NRHP September 10, 2009

Veterans Memorial Coliseum (formerly and still commonly known as Memorial Coliseum) is a 10,407-capacity indoor arena located in the oldest part of the Rose Quarter area in Portland, Oregon.

The arena is the home of the Portland Winterhawks, a major junior ice hockey team, and was the original home of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.

It has been included on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its architectural significance.

The Memorial Coliseum was the home of the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League and was the venue for the 1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, where UCLA won its second of ten such championships in the 1960s and 1970s.

When the Portland Trail Blazers franchise was awarded for 1970, the Memorial Coliseum became the team's home court, capable of seating 12,666 when configured for basketball. Three NBA Finals have been (partially) played in the Coliseum; in 1977 (when the Trail Blazers won) and in 1990 and 1992. The Blazers were 10–0 in the Coliseum during the 1977 playoffs.

On November 1, 1974, Gerald Ford became the first president of the United States to attend an NBA game. At the Memorial Coliseum, he watched the Trail Blazers defeat the Buffalo Braves, 113–106.


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