Memorial Coliseum

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Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Portland, Oregon, best known as the original home venue of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Veterans Memorial Coliseum 5

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concert venue
indoor arena
multi-purpose arena
sports venue
architecturalStyle International Style
brokeGround 1958
city Portland
country United States of America
surface form: United States
formerName Glass Palace
hasSurface multi-surface floor
homeVenueOf Portland Buckaroos
Portland LumberJax
Portland Power
Portland State Vikings men’s basketball
Portland State Vikings women’s basketball
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Winterhawks
hostedEvent NBA games
NHL exhibition games
WHL games
circus performances
concerts
conventions
figure skating events
high school sports championships
indoor soccer matches
monster truck shows
political rallies
professional wrestling events
rodeos
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Oregon
Portland, Oregon, United States
surface form: Portland, Oregon

Rose Quarter
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
namedFor veterans of World War II
NBAFinalsHosted 1977 NBA Finals games
nearbyStructure Moda Center
notableFeature column-free interior bowl
glass curtain wall exterior
NRHPListingReason architectural significance
historic significance as sports venue
opened 1960
openingDate 1960-11-03
operator Portland Trail Blazers
surface form: Portland Trail Blazers organization
owner Portland
surface form: City of Portland
partOf Rose Quarter Transit Center
surface form: Rose Quarter complex
publicTransitAccess MAX Light Rail
surface form: TriMet MAX light rail

TriMet bus lines
region Pacific Northwest
seatingCapacityBasketball about 12,000
seatingCapacityConcerts over 12,000
seatingCapacityHockey about 10,000
servedAs original home arena of the Portland Trail Blazers
state Oregon
tenant Portland Buckaroos
Portland LumberJax
Portland Power
Portland State Vikings
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Winterhawks

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Lloyd District contains Memorial Coliseum
this entity surface form: Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Rose Quarter containsHistoricVenue Memorial Coliseum
this entity surface form: Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Portland Trail Blazers formerHomeArena Memorial Coliseum
1977 NBA Finals game6Location Memorial Coliseum
Rose Quarter hasVenue Memorial Coliseum
this entity surface form: Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1977 NBA Finals homeArenaOfChampionTeam Memorial Coliseum
Interstate/Rose Quarter area near Memorial Coliseum
this entity surface form: Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Rose Quarter Transit Center near Memorial Coliseum
this entity surface form: Veterans Memorial Coliseum