Building Portland’s Memorial Coliseum: A Mid-Century Political Firestorm by Michael Orr on the site selection process in the 1950: via The History Press in 2026
I’ve reviewed proofs and the book is headed to the printer! Building Portland’s Memorial Coliseum: a Mid-Century Political Firestorm is due out to the public in April.
Cover sneak peak coming next month…
Building Portland’s Memorial Coliseum: a Mid-Century Political Firestorm will be published by @ArcadiaPub April 14, 2026!
Can’t wait to have this out in the world. I’ve been working on it since January 2014!
it’s official, Building Portland’s Memorial Coliseum: a Mid-Century Political Firestorm is in the production schedule at @ArcadiaPub! don’t have a specific date yet but expecting spring 2026. stay tuned
70 years ago today Portland’s Exposition-Recreation Commission selected Delta Park as the site for what we now know as Memorial Coliseum. My book on the site selection process will be out in the spring. Until then, here’s a primer I wrote back in 2017.
https://t.co/e8iMhVDCBF
yesterday was a process out loud day. today is a writing day. tomorrow is a research day at the city archive. book is done, article is just getting started. this story is so interesting and lands on so many different levels.