Providence Park
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| Aerial image of Providence Park from May 2016 | |
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Multnomah Field (1893–1926) |
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| place | 1844 SW Morrison Street Portland , Oregon 97205
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 31 '17.5 " N , 122 ° 41' 30.5" W |
| owner | City of Portland |
| operator | Peregrine Sports, LLC |
| start of building | 1925 |
| opening | 1926 |
| Renovations | 1956, 1982, 2001, 2011, 2017–2019 |
| surface | Artificial turf ( FieldTurf Revolution) |
| costs | $ 502,000 (1926) $ 38.5 million (2001) $ 31 million (2010-2011) $ 85 million (2017-2019) |
| architect | AE Doyle Morris H. Whitehouse Architects Ellerbe Becket (2011) |
| capacity | 25,218 seats |
| playing area | 101 × 68 m |
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The Providence Park is a football stadium in the US city of Portland in the state of Oregon . It was opened in 1926 under the name Multnomah Stadium and renovated in 1956, 1982, 2001. From 2010 to 2011, the facility was converted from a baseball field into a soccer and American football stadium . The Portland State Vikings games will continue to take place there. The stadium has had a total of 25,218 seats for spectators since 2019. The company Providence Health & Services , a Catholic non-profit mission organization , which include several hospitals maintains, is since 2014 title sponsor of the stadium.
geography
Geographical location
The area is located between Southwest Morrison Street, Southwest 18th Avenue, the Multnomah Athletic Club building and Southwest Salmon Street and Southwest 20th Avenue.
Transport links
The Interstate 405 passes near the stadium and is called because of local and state Freeway. Compared to the Providence Park is a station of the MAX Light Rail , the rail system in Portland.
history
The stadium was built between 1925 and 1926 on behalf of the renowned Multnomah Athletic Club. There have been various sports fields on this property since 1893. It was then known primarily for organizing there greyhound races during the Great Depression ( Great Depression ). In the 1950s, the Portland Beavers moved into the stadium. Before that, the baseball team played in Vaughn Street Park, but this was closed.
In the 1960s, college teams from the University of Oregon and Oregon State University also used the stadium as a competition venue. The teams played the games there, which could not take place on their university premises due to the large number of spectators. At that time, the capacity of the Multnomah Stadium was 35,000, the largest football stadium in Oregon at the time.
On September 2, 1957 Elvis Presley gave one of his first open air concerts at Multnomah Stadium. Over 14,000 spectators followed the concert, which was accompanied by mass hysteria.
From 1973 to 1977 the Portland Mavericks baseball team played in the stadium and from 1995 to 2000 the Portland Rockies. 1972 to 1982 the Portland Timbers played their games in the North American Soccer League in the stadium. American football was also played here. The stadium was home to the Portland Breakers from the USFL and Portland Storm, which played in the World Football League from 1973 to 1975.
In 1977 the stadium, now unnamed in Civic Stadium, was the site of the Soccer Bowl for the 1977 NASL season. This is where New York Cosmos met the Seattle Sounders. This game was also the last game that Pelé played for Cosmos.
Since 2011, the Providence Park venue for the home games of football franchises the Portland Timbers from Major League Soccer (MLS). Portland Thorns FC from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has also played its home games at the station since 2013 .
Modernization and remodeling
Providence Park was renovated in 2001. The renovation cost 38.5 million US dollars and included new VIP rooms and a modernization of the seating. The public address system was also brought up to date. An old baseball scoreboard was installed for nostalgic reasons.
As of 2011, Portland has its own team in Major League Soccer. For this reason, the city approved another 31 million US dollars on July 31, 2009 to further modernize the stadium and increase the capacity. From this point on, Providence Park was to be used primarily for soccer and American football games. Construction began in September 2010 and was completed by the start of the 2011 season. On April 14, 2011, the Timbers played their first home game there.
expansion
The Portland Timbers planned to expand Providence Park due to the great demand for tickets. More than 13,000 people are on the list for a season ticket. Already at the beginning of 2016 an expansion of 2,000 places was planned, but the plan was abandoned and the focus was on the new plan. The venue, which had 21,144 seats at that time, was to be expanded by 3,500 seats in order to meet at least part of the ticket demand.
After the end of the 2017 season , Turner Construction began work on the new main grandstand in the east for 55 million US dollars to add around 4,000 seats to the stadium. The original schedule was for the opening for the start of the 2019 season in March.
However, the reopening of Providence Park after the renovation that ended up costing US $ 85 million could not be celebrated until June 1, 2019. With 25,218 seats, around 4,000 visitors have more space in the stadium. For the first game, Los Angeles FC were guests in the expanded arena. In front of a sold out house, the hosts lost 2: 3.
use
The stadium is currently used for soccer and American football matches. The Portland Beavers ( minor league baseball ) played there until September 6, 2010 . The Portland Timbers , most recently playing in the USSF Division 2 Professional League , played their home games there. The football teams at Portland State University and Central Catholic High School are also located in Providence Park.
Providence Park has been home to the Portland Timbers MLS franchise since 2011 .
Providence Park also hosted the 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cup . In 2003 both semi-finals took place there.
On July 15, 2009 it was also the venue for the Triple-A All-Star Game, which takes place every year between the two minor baseball Triple A leagues, the International League and the Pacific Coast League. 16,657 spectators saw the game, which meant the highest number of spectators since 1991.
gallery
Image of the old Multnomah Stadium in October 1973
View of the PGE Park (February 2008)
The MAX Light Rail Station at the stadium (February 2008)
Center and Right Field of PGE Park (April 2010)
PGE Park at a Portland Beavers game in September 2010
View from the South Stand during halftime break of a Portland Timbers game in May 2011
Web links
- providenceparkpdx.com: website of the Providence Park (English)
- stadiumdb.com: Providence Park (Civic Stadium )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article at Portland Architecture (English)
- ↑ Portland Timbers to rename Their stadium Providence Park . The Oregonian. February 10, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ↑ providenceparkpdx.com: Stadium history (English)
- ↑ elvispresleymusic.com.au: Elvis Presley in the Multnomah Stadium (English)
- ↑ scottymoore.net: History of the Multnomah Stadium (English)
- ↑ youtube.com: Time-lapse video about the first month of construction (English)
- ↑ oregonlive.com: Portland Timbers examining new stadium expansion plan that could add 3,500 seats Article dated August 2, 2016
- ↑ Jamie Goldberg: Providence Park stadium expansion construction is underway and on schedule. In: oregonlive.com. January 11, 2018, accessed October 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Portland: Will Timbers complete expansion in 6 months? In: stadiumdb.com. October 15, 2018, accessed October 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Photos: Providence Park expansion project remains on schedule ahead of June 1 reopening. In: oregonlive.com. May 8, 2019, accessed June 18, 2019 .
- ↑ USA »Major League Soccer 2019» 4th Matchday »Portland Timbers - Los Angeles FC 2: 3. In: weltfussball.de. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
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