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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 10, 2020 16:21:25 GMT -8
Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Opened November 1960. I wish there were a way to disassemble it, and ship it down to Corvallis and reassemble it for OSU's 12,000+ seat basketball arena. And start up an OSU NCAA hockey program while we're at it (might come to that if more west coast teams keep dropping wrestling).  At any rate, it's still a beautiful building. |
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Post by Judge Smails on Dec 10, 2020 16:24:43 GMT -8
Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Opened November 1960. I wish there were a way to disassemble it, and ship it down to Corvallis and reassemble it for OSU's 12,000+ seat basketball arena. And start up an OSU NCAA hockey program while we're at it (might come to that if more west coast teams keep dropping wrestling). At any rate, it's still a beautiful building. You may call it beautiful on the outside, but the inside is now a dump. They have put no money into it and if you've been to Winterhawks game there, you can see that they are letting it rot. |
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Post by irimi on Dec 11, 2020 8:25:02 GMT -8
12,000+ seats for BASKETBALL? Why? We haven’t been good since Ralph was in charge.
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Post by beavaristotle on Dec 11, 2020 9:10:11 GMT -8
no better place to watch hockey when the winterhawks were rolling up championships
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Post by spudbeaver on Dec 11, 2020 11:38:06 GMT -8
no better place to watch hockey when the winterhawks were rolling up championships And Tonya Harding hung out in the beer gardens! Ha ha |
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Post by kersting13 on Dec 11, 2020 13:03:29 GMT -8
Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Opened November 1960. I wish there were a way to disassemble it, and ship it down to Corvallis and reassemble it for OSU's 12,000+ seat basketball arena. And start up an OSU NCAA hockey program while we're at it (might come to that if more west coast teams keep dropping wrestling). At any rate, it's still a beautiful building. I’ve never been impressed with that building. I’m typically a guy who doesn’t like to see old buildings torn down, but that Coliseum just doesn’t feel to me like it has enough historical or aesthetic appeal to save it from the wrecking ball. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 11, 2020 14:43:43 GMT -8
Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Opened November 1960. I wish there were a way to disassemble it, and ship it down to Corvallis and reassemble it for OSU's 12,000+ seat basketball arena. And start up an OSU NCAA hockey program while we're at it (might come to that if more west coast teams keep dropping wrestling). At any rate, it's still a beautiful building. I’ve never been impressed with that building. I’m typically a guy who doesn’t like to see old buildings torn down, but that Coliseum just doesn’t feel to me like it has enough historical or aesthetic appeal to save it from the wrecking ball. I think the photo speaks for itself. From a special 2009 Blazers preseason game at MC. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. www.archdaily.com/789238/portlands-veterans-memorial-coliseum-named-national-treasure-by-national-trust-for-historic-preservation |
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Post by beaverdude on Dec 11, 2020 15:33:51 GMT -8
The first hockey team in that arena was the Portland Buckaroos.
Connie Madigan, Cliff and Arnie Schmautz, we yelled out heads off on the rare chance to attend a game.
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Post by spudbeaver on Dec 12, 2020 18:17:00 GMT -8
The first hockey team in that arena was the Portland Buckaroos. Connie Madigan, Cliff and Arnie Schmautz, we yelled out heads off on the rare chance to attend a game. Hey! My buddy Ken Van Damm played for them! Ha ha |
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Post by kersting13 on Dec 13, 2020 21:11:44 GMT -8
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 13, 2020 21:17:05 GMT -8
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