From its earliest days as the athletics field for the Multnomah Athletic Club to its status as a dog track, football stadium, baseball field, soccer pitch, ski-jumping arena and nearly every other sport, Portland’s stadium has been a constant downtown presence for over 100 years. The stadium was built in 1926 and has undergone facelifts, additions, and name changes ever since. Whether known as Multnomah Field, Multnomah Stadium, Civic Stadium or PGE Park, amateur and professional sports have long had a home on SW Morrison Street. The latest round of stadium renovations are changing the venerable arena into a permanently rectangular field as home of the Portland Timbers soccer team and Portland State University football team. Through controversy, grandiose plans, and spectacular failures, Portland’s stadium has been at the forefront of city planning and conversation, and will be a key part of the city’s changing landscape in the 21st century.

Please join us as Michael Orr shares the interesting and ongoing story of this Portland landmark. He is the Managing Writer and Editor for F.C. Media, a company created to document and preserve soccer club history.

Pre-registration is strongly suggested

Time: 10:00 am–11:30 am

Cost: Members: $13; General Public: $18