Looks like Providence Park is getting a facelift. Whenever it’s done, in either 2019 or 2020, depending on how frustrating City Council chooses to be, the completed east side addition will mark the third major update to the erstwhile Multnomah Stadium this century. What’s interesting, though, is that despite all the recent changes, and indeed with all the significant changes to the stadium over its life, the footprint has remained unchanged. Yes, the new and intimidating verticality of the east side will radically transform the feel of the ground, inside and out. But the space available for a playing surface and grandstands has been the same since 1912.
A Short History of the Stadium’s Footprint and East Side Expansions
