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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 26, 2017 17:15:16 GMT -8
Looks pretty cool - and it's being privately financed.  Story LinkMight be a place to play for a season when OSU finally pulls the trigger on Reser West Side Replacement. Although the capacity of 25K might be a slight problem. |
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Post by baseba1111 on Apr 26, 2017 17:26:05 GMT -8
Where are they putting any more cars with 4k more seats?  ? It is crazy in that area already... |
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Post by TheGlove on Apr 26, 2017 19:34:58 GMT -8
Where are they putting any more cars with 4k more seats? ? It is crazy in that area already... Public transportation |
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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 26, 2017 19:58:58 GMT -8
Where are they putting any more cars with 4k more seats? ? It is crazy in that area already... Public transportation You know it's funny. From the 30's through the 60's OSU would regularly play in front of 30,000+ at what was then Multnomah Stadium and there was no more parking in that part of Portland then than there is in 2017. Yet people managed - somehow. |
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Post by spudbeaver on Apr 27, 2017 12:33:38 GMT -8
You know it's funny. From the 30's through the 60's OSU would regularly play in front of 30,000+ at what was then Multnomah Stadium and there was no more parking in that part of Portland then than there is in 2017. Yet people managed - somehow. That entire surrounding area was exactly the same too, wasn't it Uncle Wally? |
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Post by Werebeaver on Apr 27, 2017 15:40:22 GMT -8
You know it's funny. From the 30's through the 60's OSU would regularly play in front of 30,000+ at what was then Multnomah Stadium and there was no more parking in that part of Portland then than there is in 2017. Yet people managed - somehow. That entire surrounding area was exactly the same too, wasn't it Uncle Wally? Goose Hollow/NW Portland/W Downtown were all fully developed by the late 1920's. They are historically among the oldest, most densely urbanized neighborhoods in the entire State. The amount of available street parking, surface lot parking and structured parking in those neighborhoods hasn't changed appreciably since 1930 (if anything it's increased). Parking will certainly not be an obstacle to filling the 4,000 additional seats (for a 26,000 capacity) at Providence Park. Top OSU Football attendances at Multnomah Stadium games: 1. OSU vs. USC (9/21/1957) 36,833 2. OSU vs. Washington (10/22/1960) 36,636 3. OSU vs. Syracuse (9/23/1961) 35,729 |
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Post by baseba1111 on Apr 27, 2017 17:06:19 GMT -8
That entire surrounding area was exactly the same too, wasn't it Uncle Wally? Goose Hollow/NW Portland/W Downtown were all fully developed by the late 1920's. They are historically among the oldest, most densely urbanized neighborhoods in the entire State. The amount of available street parking, surface lot parking and structured parking in those neighborhoods hasn't changed appreciably since 1930 (if anything it's increased). Parking will certainly not be an obstacle to filling the 4,000 additional seats (for a 26,000 capacity) at Providence Park. Top OSU Football attendances at Multnomah Stadium games: 1. OSU vs. USC (9/21/1957) 36,833 2. OSU vs. Washington (10/22/1960) 36,636 3. OSU vs. Syracuse (9/23/1961) 35,729 LOL... There was many more vacant lots, smaller footprint for many of the retail stores, and no/less regulated neighborhood parking before 1985. There were also no major parking exclusions for many of the transit/delivery issues of today. I will also, without any "factual" support, say people used to ride together much more than they seem to today. It was very common in the 50's and 60's to see carloads of people unloading vs a lot of single/couples in today's market place. And, even though the attendance may have been similar there were far fewer people and cars/person in that era to be already parked on those neighborhood streets/lots. As for mass transit... if you've been to a Timbers game it is quite packed no matter the transport you chose to take. The 4k extra seats will make an impact no matter what data you'd like to toss out. It's why the capacity is one of the many factors the city considers in such a proposal/approval of such a project. |
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Post by messi on Apr 29, 2017 18:38:15 GMT -8
It'll make Providence Park #6 in capacity in MLS stadiums. Probably look forward to MLS teams pushing for 30,000 seat stadiums next decade.
That's #6 with the reduced capacity at select places such as Vancouver, Seattle, New England.
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Post by spudbeaver on Apr 29, 2017 21:52:56 GMT -8
Good thing they didn't have to vote on it.
Would have always ended in a tie!
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