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Memorial Coliseum (Portland)

Memorial Coliseum (Portland)
Stadium information
Location300 North Winning Street (or 1401 North Wheeler Avenue)
Portland, OR 97227
Broke groundFebruary 4, 1959
OpenedNovember 3, 1960
OwnerCity of Portland
OperatorAnschutz Entertainment Group
Construction cost$8 million
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ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
CapacityBasketball: 12,888
Concerts: 13,000
Ice hockey: 10,407
TenantsPortland Trail Blazers (NBA) (1970 � 1995)
Portland Winterhawks (WHL) (1976 � present)
Portland Buckaroos (WHL) (1960 � 1975)
Portland Power (ABL) (1996 � 1998)
Portland Pride (CISL) (1993 � 1997)
1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena located in the oldest part of, what is now known as the Rose Quarter area, within Portland, Oregon, United States.

The arena is the home of the Portland Winterhawks, a major junior ice hockey team, and was the first 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.

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Isaac Slade of The Fray performing a new song "Happiness," live at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, 11.18.06.
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Tour the Portland Winter Hawks Locker Room in the Memorial Coliseum. Originally aired as a part of the March 9, 2007 telecast.
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The Fray performing "Little House," live in Portland Oregon, at the Memorial Coliseum, 11.18.06 Sorry for my video skills in this one - opening songs aren't ...
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The Fray performing a new song called "Uncertainty," at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.
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Springfield Cheer takes first place in the Coed division. The OSAA 2010 Cheerleading State Championships were held at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon o...
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The Fray performing their new song, "Absolute," live in Portland, Oregon, at the Memorial Coliseum, 11.18.06.
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No More Time Outs for the Coliseum Commission - Huffington Post Tweet this news
Huffington Post--The Los Angeles -Memorial Coliseum's- future now hangs in a kind of sudden-death overtime. The nine-member Coliseum Commission is in breach of its contract with the University of Southern California. Despite struggling mightily to do - Date : Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:42:48 GMT
Memorial Day Service in Winston-Salem - My Fox 8 Tweet this news
My Fox 8--The event will be held in the Lawrence Joel Veterans -Memorial Coliseum- Atrium Lobby. Rep. Dale R. Folwell will be the featured speaker. Taking part in the program will be Honor Guards from the VFW Post 9010, the Winston-Salem Police Department - Date : Mon, 30 May 2011 13:47:42 GMT+00:00
Robert Woods stands out even more - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)--Who did Lane Kiffin think were the standouts of USC's Saturday scrimmage, held at the Los Angeles -Memorial Coliseum- for the first time this spring? Well, his first answer when asked that question after the scrimmage was Robert Woods. . - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:26:41 GMT+00:00
Let's alpaca the Coliseum - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Tweet this news
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette--Sharon Loner, of Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association, judges the bite of a Huacaya alpaca during the Indiana Alpaca Invitational on Saturday morning at -Memorial Coliseum-. They look like a cross between poodles and teddy be - Date : Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:17:23 GMT+00:00
Gun recoveries up in Portland; another event Saturday - KOIN Local 6 Tweet this news
KOIN Local 6--(Portland Police) Portland Police will supervise another gun turn-in Saturday at the -Memorial Coliseum- and hope to build on the 46 they have already recovered in 2011. That figure continues the upward trend of recovered guns by the bureau, - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:34:20 GMT+00:00
Has the Memorial Coliseum been grounded? - OregonLive.com (blog) Tweet this news
OregonLive.com (blog)---...- who has opened on the road in series the last two seasons because of NCAA basketball, and in the upcoming Chiefs-Americans series, where both buildings have conflicts and no one is happy with the schedule--by playing games in - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:48:05 GMT+00:00
Mad Ants' season of hope ends with a thud - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Tweet this news
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette--A little more than an hour after the Ants finished off their regular season with a 110-104 victory over Sioux Falls, second-year coach Joey Meyer nervously waited inside an empty -Memorial Coliseum- for the outcome of two games - Date : Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:15:59 GMT+00:00
Selena Remembered at Memorial Coliseum - Corpus Christi Caller Times Tweet this news
Corpus Christi Caller Times--When the -memorial coliseum- was being torn down in June of 2010, of course one of the memories was of Selena's early years there. In honor of the anniversary, read this nicely written story by Caller Times reporter Elain - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:23:17 GMT+00:00
Sideshow aside, Ants enjoy victory - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Tweet this news
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette--That act had already been performed inside -Memorial Coliseum- nearly a week ago when an Erie player slammed an uncontested dunk in the dying seconds with the game out of reach in Erie's favor. But because a mandatory time - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:25:32 GMT+00:00
Spring brings rock avalanche - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Tweet this news
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette--So something like the Avalanche Tour, which comes to -Memorial Coliseum- on Tuesday, can be quite intimidating. I get many metal-related press releases sent to me, and they raise more questions than they answer. When I read tha - Date : Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:02:39 GMT+00:00

Portland Trail Blazers

The FranchiseFranchise * History * Expansion Draft * Accomplishments * Seasons * Head coaches * Current season
ArenasMemorial Coliseum * Rose Garden
CoachesTodd * Inman * McCloskey * Wilkens (player-coach) * Ramsay * Schuler * Adelman * Carlesimo * Dunleavy * Cheeks * Pritchard * McMillan
D-League AffiliateIdaho Stampede
AdministrationOwner: Paul Allen * General Manager: -- * Head Coach: Nate McMillan * List of executives
Notable FiguresRick Adelman * Paul Allen * Marcus Camby * Clyde Drexler * Kevin Duckworth * Brian Grant * Lionel Hollins * Maurice Lucas * Lloyd Neal * Jermaine O'Neal * Ruben Patterson * Jim Paxson * Geoff Petrie * Dražen Petrović * Scottie Pippen * Terry Porter * Jack Ramsay * Zach Randolph * Clifford R. Robinson * Brandon Roy * Arvydas Sabonis * Steve Smith * Larry Steele * Damon Stoudamire * Mychal Thompson * Dave Twardzik * Rasheed Wallace * Bill Walton * Larry Weinberg * Bonzi Wells * Bob Whitsitt * Sidney Wicks * Lenny Wilkens
Retired Numbers1 * 13 * 14 * 15 * 20 * 22 * 30 (Gross) * 30 (Porter) * 32 * 36 * 45 * 77
NBA Championships (1)1977
Culture and loreBlazermania * Blaze the Trail Cat * 1977 NBA Finals * I-5 rivalry * Rip City * "Duck" * Memorial Coliseum * Larry Weinberg * Jack Ramsay * Clyde the Glide * Memorial Day Miracle
MediaTV: KGW * Comcast SportsNet Northwest * Oregon Sports Network * Radio: KXTG-FM * Announcers: Mike Barrett * Mike Rice * Brian Wheeler * Antonio Harvey

Current arenas in the Western Hockey League

Eastern
Conference
Art Hauser Centre * Brandt Centre * Cranbrook Recreational Complex * Credit Union Centre * Credit Union iPlex * ENMAX Centre * ENMAX Centrium * Medicine Hat Arena * Moose Jaw Civic Centre * Pengrowth Saddledome * Rexall Place * Westman Place
Western
Conference
CN Centre * Comcast Arena at Everett * Interior Savings Centre * Memorial Coliseum * Pacific Coliseum * Prospera Centre * Prospera Place * Rose Garden * ShoWare Center * Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena * Toyota Center

Notable architecture in Portland, Oregon

Topics:Architecture in Portland * Buildings and Structures in Portland * Skyscrapers in Portland
Architects and firms:A. E. Doyle * Pietro Belluschi * Francis Marion Stokes * John Yeon
Tallest buildings:Wells Fargo Center * US Bancorp Tower * KOIN Center * PacWest Center * Fox Tower * Standard Insurance Center * The Ardea * John Ross Tower * Congress Center * Hatfield U.S. Courthouse * ODS Tower * 1000 Broadway * One Main Place * Green-Wyatt Federal Building * Union Bank of California Tower * Umpqua Bank Plaza * Lloyd Center Tower
Other modern buildings:Commonwealth (Equitable) Building * Portland Plaza
Historic buildings:Public Service Building * Wells Fargo Building * Terminal Sales Building * Dekum Building * Meier & Frank Building * Yeon Building * Pacific Building * Spalding Building * Pittock Block * Hamilton Building * Flatiron Building * Charles F. Berg Building * Bank of California Building * Bishop's House * Ambassador Apartments * The Commodore * Francis Marion Stokes Fourplex * Pittock Mansion * Ladd Carriage House * Telegram Building * Weinhard Brewery Complex * Solomon U.S. Courthouse
Government buildings:City Hall * Portland Building * Pioneer Courthouse * Multnomah County Courthouse * 511 Federal Building * Central Library * St. Johns Post Office
Hotels:Benson Hotel * Governor Hotel * Sovereign Hotel * Imperial Hotel * Hotel Alder * Arminius Hotel * New Heathman Hotel
Transportation:Union Station * Portland International Airport * Portland Aerial Tram * Washington Park MAX station
Museums and Entertainment venues:Rose Garden * Memorial Coliseum * PGE Park * Portland Art Museum * Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall * Portland Center for the Performing Arts * Oregon Convention Center * Hollywood Theatre * Bagdad Theatre * Keller Auditorium * Crystal Ballroom



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