Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland)
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| Former names | Memorial Coliseum (1960–2011) |
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| 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°WCoordinates: 45°31′56″N 122°40′10″W / 45.53222°N 122.66944°W |
| 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 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Structural engineer | Moffat, Nichol and Taylor |
| General contractor | Hoffman Construction |
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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) |
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Memorial Coliseum
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| Area | approx. 7.24 acres (2.93 ha) |
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| 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 to attend an NBA game. At the Memorial Coliseum, he watched the Trail Blazers defeat the Buffalo Braves, 113–106.
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