We discussed some ideas last summer on the OregonLive board. Some ideas were merely plausible but it seemed to help our collective imagination enter into some effective brainstorming. Some ideas may even have had an effect on the community at large.
One idea was Ross Island. It did not seem that practical of an idea but it may have gotten the City interested in buying it from Tribune owner Pamplin.
Another idea was placement of the stadium between the Ross Island and I-405 bridges down in the South Waterfront development project. That location would be a sweet one but the value of its land likely has it slated for other purposes. Who knows?
We could find a ravine to fill in to create a flat land surface on the way up to OHSU. That would be striking to have a stadium tucked away in a wooded sylan like that. We could perhaps spot out a suitable locale while riding the tram.
We could go find land around our old historic connection, Vanport (now Delta Park), or "Oregon Ship" areas, a place best accessible to the MAX rail line. Because of our historic connection with the Joseph Kaiser Shipyards, we might be able to negotiate "Kaiser Permanente Stadium." Thrive.
Still, the closer the stadium is to the campus, the better off things are for the university. There is a huge wealth of land in Washington Park and a lesser-used track of it could conceivably be allocated and reserved by the City of Portland for Portland State University. This is possible.
The only other venues I can think of near the campus would be along Barbur Boulevard and up Burnside toward Hoyt Arboretum. Frankly, the latter location is where St. Mary academy should consider relocating.
