Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland)

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Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Location Portland, Oregon
Opened November 3, 1960
Other Names Memorial Coliseum (1960-2011)
Tenants Portland Trail Blazers (1970-95)
Portland Buckaroos (1960-75)

Veterans Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena located in the oldest part of the Rose Quarter area in Portland, Oregon. The arena is the home of the Portland Winterhawks, a major junior ice hockey team, and was the original home of the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. It has been included on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its architectural significance.

List of Credited Publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
College basketball March 19-20, 1965 Final Four (Michigan, Princeton, UCLA, Wichita State) Program
National Basketball Association 1973-74 Portland Trail Blazers Program
College basketball December 26-29, 1982 Far West Classic (Drake, Idaho, Lamar, Montana State, Oregon, Oregon State, Portland, Tennessee State) Program

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