Building Portland's Memorial Coliseum: A Mid-Century Political Firestorm (Landmarks) - Couverture souple

Orr, Michael A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1467170569 ISBN 13 : 9781467170567

Editeur : History Press, 2026

Synopsis

The arena that pitted the east side against the west side.

Portland, Oregon in the 1950s was a city at a crossroads. Would it retain the status quo of the first half of the twentieth century or rush headlong into the future?

Pitting east side upstarts against downtown traditionalists, the battle over where to build the Memorial Coliseum was at times exciting, controversial, and long-winded. Three very different locations set off a storm of subterfuge and political posturing that included the indictment of a commissioner originally tasked with choosing the site, and the rise of an east side used car dealer determined to prevent the city from building the arena downtown.

With the future of sports and recreation in the Rose City at stake, city leaders and private citizens sparred in public hearings and Portland's first ever televised debates.

Author Michael A. Orr provides a behind-the-scenes look at the drama and machinations in the battle to build Portland a space for future generations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael A. Orr is a researcher and writer based in Milwaukie, Oregon. He is also the author of The 1975 Portland Timbers: The Birth of Soccer City, USA and has written extensively on sports and particularly sports history since arriving in Portland in 2009.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: History Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1467170569
• ISBN 13: 9781467170567
• Reliure: Tapa blanda
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible