Portland Memorial Coliseum
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Portland Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Portland, Oregon, known for its distinctive glass-walled modernist design and long history of hosting sports, concerts, and civic events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portland Memorial Coliseum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5621767 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portland Memorial Coliseum Context triple: [Glass Palace, alsoKnownAs, Portland Memorial Coliseum]
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Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
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New Haven Coliseum
New Haven Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Haven, Connecticut, that hosted sports events, concerts, and other large-scale entertainment before its demolition in 2007.
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Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, best known as the home court of Wake Forest University's men's and women's basketball teams.
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Virginia Mason Athletic Center
Virginia Mason Athletic Center is the Seattle Seahawks’ waterfront headquarters and training facility located on the shores of Lake Washington.
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Matthew Knight Arena
Matthew Knight Arena is a modern indoor sports and entertainment venue in Eugene, Oregon, serving as the home court for the University of Oregon Ducks basketball teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portland Memorial Coliseum Target entity description: Portland Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Portland, Oregon, known for its distinctive glass-walled modernist design and long history of hosting sports, concerts, and civic events.
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Boston Garden
Boston Garden was a famed indoor sports and entertainment arena in Boston, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
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New Haven Coliseum
New Haven Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Haven, Connecticut, that hosted sports events, concerts, and other large-scale entertainment before its demolition in 2007.
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Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, best known as the home court of Wake Forest University's men's and women's basketball teams.
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Virginia Mason Athletic Center
Virginia Mason Athletic Center is the Seattle Seahawks’ waterfront headquarters and training facility located on the shores of Lake Washington.
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E.
Matthew Knight Arena
Matthew Knight Arena is a modern indoor sports and entertainment venue in Eugene, Oregon, serving as the home court for the University of Oregon Ducks basketball teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert venue
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modernist building ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| address | 300 North Winning Way, Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1958 ⓘ |
| city | Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| designation | Portland Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerHomeLeague |
National Basketball Association
NERFINISHED
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Western Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerHomeTeam |
Portland Trail Blazers
NERFINISHED
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Portland Winterhawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
community events venue
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exhibition space ⓘ graduation ceremonies venue ⓘ |
| hasTenant | Portland Winterhawks (periodic use after main tenancy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1977 NBA Finals home games for the Portland Trail Blazers
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numerous rock and pop concerts ⓘ political rallies and civic gatherings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oregon
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Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| namedAfter | war veterans ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility | Moda Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Lloyd District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
freestanding concrete seating bowl inside a glass box
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glass-walled exterior ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | approximately 2009 ⓘ |
| opened | 1960 ⓘ |
| operator | Portland’5 Centers for the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rose Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
basketball games
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civic events ⓘ concerts ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | TriMet MAX Light Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 12,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBasketball | approximately 12,888 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityHockey | approximately 10,000 ⓘ |
| structureType | steel and glass box surrounding a concrete bowl ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portland Memorial Coliseum Description of subject: Portland Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Portland, Oregon, known for its distinctive glass-walled modernist design and long history of hosting sports, concerts, and civic events.
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