WThis is a list of venues used for professional or NCAA baseball in Portland, Oregon. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.Name and location of ballpark(s) unknown Portland Gladiators - Pacific Northwest League (1890-1892) Portland - New Pacific League Portland Gladiators - Pacific Northwest League (1898)National Park Occupant: Portland Greengages - Pacific National League Location: E 8th Street [SE 8th Ave] (west); Hawthorne Avenue [SE Hawthorne Blvd] (south) in East Portland Currently: Commercial businessesVaughn Street Park a.k.a. Lucky Beavers Stadium, originally Recreation Park Occupants: Portland Webfoots - Pacific Northwest League (1901-02) Portland Browns/Giants/Beavers - Pacific Coast League (1903-1917) Buckaroos - Pacific Coast International League (1918) Portland Beavers - Pacific Coast League (1919-55) Portland Pippins/Colts - Northwest League (1911-1914) Location: 2409 Northwest Vaughn Street ; Northwest 24th Avenue ; Northwest 25th Avenue Currently: ESCO plantProvidence Park formerly Jeld-Wen Field, PGE Park, Civic Stadium, Multnomah Stadium, Multnomah Field Occupants: Portland Giants - Pacific Coast League Portland Beavers - Pacific Coast League (1956-1972) Portland Mavericks - Northwest League (1973-1977) Portland Beavers - Pacific Coast League (1978-93) Portland Rockies - Northwest League (1995-2000) Portland Beavers - Pacific Coast League (2001-2010) Location: 1844 Southwest Morrison Street ; Southwest 18th Avenue ; Multnomah Athletic Club building and Southwest Salmon Street ; Southwest 20th Avenue Currently: Converted into a soccer-specific stadium from 2009–2011, and now known as Jeld-Wen FieldJoe Etzel Field formerly Pilot Stadium Occupants: Portland Pilots - NCAA (1988-present) Location: Adjacent to the Chiles Center; North Portsmouth Street ; North Willamette Boulevard.
WPortland, Oregon has a burgeoning craft distillery community. Many distilleries in Oregon are producing high end craft spirits. These spirits range from vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, brandy, eau de vie, grappa, and many others. Most distilleries in Oregon are members of the Oregon Distillers Guild, a consortium of craft distilleries in Oregon.
WThis is a list of mayors of the city of Portland, Oregon. Under Portland's system of government, members of the City Council have many duties that are generally the domain of a mayor.
WThe Oregon Symphony, based in Portland, Oregon, was founded in 1896 as the Portland Symphony Society; it is the sixth oldest orchestra in the United States, and claims to be one of the largest arts organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The Symphony has released nineteen studio albums and one compilation album through the record labels Delos, Koch International Classics, Albany and PentaTone Classics. The first recording, Bravura (1987), was released under the artistic leadership of James DePreist. It received favorable reviews and was the first of three released through Delos. The next two recordings were collections of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
WEstablished as Vanport College in 1946, Portland State University is a public university officiated as a state institution in 1969. Located in the southwest Portland, Oregon, it is the only public university in the state that is located within a major metropolitan city, and is one of Oregon's largest universities. Its academic programs are organized in nine constituent schools and colleges, and have produced alumni across professions in the arts, sciences, business, academia, politics, and sports. As of 2019, the university claims over 180,000 alumni worldwide.
WBuildings and structures on the Portland State University campus include:Academic and Student Recreation Center (ASRC) Art Building and Annex (AB) Blackstone Residence Hall (BLKS) Broadway Residence Hall (BDWY) Campus and Grounds Trailer (CGT) Campus Public Safety (CPS) Collaborative Life Sciences Building (CLSB) Corbett Building (COR) Cramer Hall (CH) Crown Plaza (CP) Douglas Fir Trailer Pod (DF) East Hall (EH) Engineering Building (EB) Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) Fifth Avenue Cinema (CIN) Fifth Avenue Lot (FAL) Fourth Avenue Building (FAB) George C. Hoffmann Hall (HOFF) Harder House (HAR) Harrison Street Building (HSB) Helen Gordon Child Development Center (HGCDC) Joseph C. Blumel Bike Garage (BBG) Joseph C. Blumel Residence Hall (BLU) Karl Miller Center (KMC) King Albert Residence Hall (KNGA) Lincoln Hall (LH) Millar Library (ML) Millar Library Bike Garage (LBG) Montgomery Residence Hall (MONT) Native American Student and Community Center (NASCC) North Greenhouse (NGH) Ondine Residence Hall (OND) Parking Structure 1 (PS1) Parking Structure 2 (PS2) Parking Structure 3 (PS3) Parkmill (PKM) Parkway Residence Hall (PKWY) Peter W. Stott Center (PSC) Ponderosa Pine Trailer Pod (PP) Research Greenhouse (RGH) Richard & Maurine Neuberger Center (RMNC) Saint Helens Residence Hall (STHL) Science and Education Center (SEC) Science Building One (SB1) Science Research and Teaching Center (SRTC) Shattuck Hall (SH) Simon Benson House (SBH) Smith Memorial Student Union (SMSU) South Greenhouse (SGH) Stephen E. Epler Residence Hall (SEH) Stratford Hall (STFD) University Center Building (UCB) University Honors (UH) University Place (UP) University Pointe (PNT) University Services Building (USB) University Technology Services (UTS) Urban Center Building (URBN) West Heating Plant (WHP) Western Hemlock Trailer Pod (WH)
WThe Portland State Vikings college football team represents Portland State University in the Big Sky Conference. The Vikings compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship (FCS). The program has had 13 head coaches since it began play during the 1947 season. Since December 2014, Bruce Barnum has served as the head coach at Portland State.
WThe Reed College campus includes academic buildings, dormitories and houses, administration and service buildings, student centers and other buildings. Academic buildings include the A. A. Knowlton Laboratory of Physics, Arthur F. Scott Laboratory of Chemistry (1992), Center for Advanced Computation, Educational Technology Center (2002), L.E. Griffin Memorial Biology Building, and Psychology Building. Buildings primarily used for the arts and performance include Kaul Auditorium, Studio Art Building, the Performing Arts Building, and Theatre Annex Building. The Annex features main stage and black box theaters with additional rooms for instruction and rehearsals, plus storage space sometimes called Reed Warehouse.
WThe following is a list of sports venues in Portland, Oregon, specifically the metro area, that are currently in operation or defunct. The city features two major sports franchises, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Portland Winterhawks, who are major junior ice hockey franchise in the Western Hockey League, have played in the city since 1976 when the Edmonton Oil Kings were relocated. They are a unique team in that they have two venues, the Moda Center and the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Providence Park, a 25,218, seat open-air stadium which is the home of the Timbers, is the largest non-auto sports venue in Portland. The Moda Center, formerly the Rose Garden, is second with 19,980 seats for basketball games and slightly less for hockey match-ups. Portland International Raceway in Hayden Meadows has the largest seating capacity (30,000) of any sporting venue in Portland. There are several golf courses in the Portland metro area, including the Portland Golf Club where the 1946 PGA Championship was held.
WPortland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, is the site of 30 completed high-rises over 250 feet (76 m), three of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). The tallest building in the city is the Wells Fargo Center, which rises 546 feet (166 m) in Downtown Portland and was completed in 1972. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the U.S. Bancorp Tower, which rises 536 feet (163 m) and was completed in 1983. KOIN Center, completed in 1983 and rising 509 feet (155 m), is the third-tallest building in Portland.
WTourism in Portland, Oregon is a profitable industry that serves many. In 2018, Portland area tourism generated $5.3 billion in direct spending by 8.6 million overnight person-trips and employs 36,360 people who were paid $1.5 billion.
WThis is a list of notable University of Portland alumni. The University of Portland is a private, Roman Catholic university located in north Portland, Oregon, along the east bank of the Willamette River. Founded in 1901 by the Congregation of Holy Cross, its sister school is the University of Notre Dame. As of 2018, the University of Portland counts approximately 13,000 alumni in the Portland metropolitan area alone.
WBuildings and structures on the University of Portland campus include:Alumni House Bauccio Commons Beauchamp Recreation & Wellness Center Buckley Center Buckley Center Auditorium Chapel of Christ the Teacher Chiles Center Christie Hall Clark Library Clive Charles Soccer Complex Corrado Hall Fields Hall and Schoenfeldt Hall Franz Hall Haggerty Hall Howard Hall Joe Etzel Field KDUP Kenna Hall Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Center Lund Family Hall Mago Hunt Center Mehling Hall Orrico Hall Physical Plant Pilot House Public Safety Romanaggi Hall Shiley Hall Shipstad Hall St. Mary's Student Center Swindells Hall Tyson Hall Villa Maria Hall Waldschmidt Hall