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Post by Werebeaver on Jun 29, 2019 10:10:42 GMT -8
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Jun 29, 2019 12:58:05 GMT -8
That would be a better place for an MLB stadium than the north waterfront.
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Post by rob85 on Jun 29, 2019 13:39:47 GMT -8
Getting to that location would be a nightmare for the vast majority of Oregon residents. Any weekday game, I-5 north is a parking lot. Very little mass transit access. I live north of Vancouver and drive I-5 and 205 too often. I-5 is jammed from 2pm-8pm, sometimes earlier and later. Add game traffic to that and fuhgeddaboutit.
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Post by kersting13 on Jun 30, 2019 22:58:17 GMT -8
Getting to that location would be a nightmare for the vast majority of Oregon residents. Any weekday game, I-5 north is a parking lot. Very little mass transit access. I live north of Vancouver and drive I-5 and 205 too often. I-5 is jammed from 2pm-8pm, sometimes earlier and later. Add game traffic to that and fuhgeddaboutit. It would be a nice excuse to update the sorely needed and obviously under-developed infrastructure. Oops, sorry! I almost applied logic to the way Portland does business. |
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Post by ochobeavo on Jul 1, 2019 7:37:18 GMT -8
Saw Neil Young, Pearl Jam & Blind Melon in concert there in 1992 or 1993(?) and it's very fuzzy, but I think it WAS a very colorful place that day. |
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Post by orangeexpress on Jul 1, 2019 13:21:03 GMT -8
Saw Neil Young, Pearl Jam & Blind Melon in concert there in 1992 or 1993(?) and it's very fuzzy, but I think it WAS a very colorful place that day. I believe that occurred on Labor Day in 1993. I had to drive to Seattle that evening for work the following day. Great concert! |
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Post by ochobeavo on Jul 1, 2019 14:11:43 GMT -8
Saw Neil Young, Pearl Jam & Blind Melon in concert there in 1992 or 1993(?) and it's very fuzzy, but I think it WAS a very colorful place that day. I believe that occurred on Labor Day in 1993. I had to drive to Seattle that evening for work the following day. Great concert! Well done! I had to look it up - found a poster online...  |
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Post by Judge Smails on Jul 1, 2019 15:15:18 GMT -8
I believe that occurred on Labor Day in 1993. I had to drive to Seattle that evening for work the following day. Great concert! Well done! I had to look it up - found a poster online... I was out Lollapoolza in 93 at Portland Meadows in June of that year. Good times. |
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Post by beavheart on Jul 1, 2019 17:44:46 GMT -8
Yeah, this makes me sad.
Went to Pearl Jam there in like '95. The track was a customer of ours until now.
Sad to see the old girl go. Kills me as it is already surrounded by industrial and urban sprawl of the worst kind. Now it gets mowed down for more of the same. Sad.
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Post by 2ndGenBeaver on Jul 4, 2019 17:10:15 GMT -8
Never been to Portland Meadows to see a horse race, but I did get hoarse singing along to Kansas and Styx at a fantastic show there in 1996.
Styx did the entire "Paradise Theater" album live, and did an amazing job. Paradise Theater was one of my favorite albums in high school.
Yikes! Where have the years gone?
As Billy Joel would say, and I sure hope true, "the good old days weren't always good, and tomorrow's not as bad as it seems....."
Go Beavers!
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Post by spudbeaver on Jul 5, 2019 9:26:30 GMT -8
“Welcome to “Transient Park”! Parking north and east of the stadium is reserved for derelict motor homes only.”
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Post by maximumbeaver on Jul 9, 2019 18:22:33 GMT -8
“Welcome to “Transient Park”! Parking north and east of the stadium is reserved for derelict motor homes only.” My daughter has played in a summer lacrosse tournament at Delta Park the last 3 summers. The homeless population surrounding the park is out of hand. Crazy what has happened to Portland. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Jul 9, 2019 18:28:57 GMT -8
“Welcome to “Transient Park”! Parking north and east of the stadium is reserved for derelict motor homes only.” My daughter has played in a summer lacrosse tournament at Delta Park the last 3 summers. The homeless population surrounding the park is out of hand. Crazy what has happened to Portland. Where do you live that doesn't have any homeless presence? Just curious. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Jul 9, 2019 19:13:36 GMT -8
My daughter has played in a summer lacrosse tournament at Delta Park the last 3 summers. The homeless population surrounding the park is out of hand. Crazy what has happened to Portland. Where do you live that doesn't have any homeless presence? Just curious. No presence in my town. No, I’m not divulging it. But Delta Park is a disaster. Never leave anything in you car in sight, or you’re asking for it. |
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