Civic Stadium (Eugene, Oregon)

Civic Stadium
Emeralds game in July 2004
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Eugene is located in the United States
Eugene
Eugene
Location in the United States
Eugene is located in Oregon
Eugene
Eugene
Location in Oregon
Address2077 Willamette Street
LocationEugene, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates44°02′13″N 123°05′28″W / 44.037°N 123.091°W / 44.037; -123.091
OwnerEugene School District
Capacity6,800
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
OpenedOctober 28, 1938;
85 years ago
 (1938-10-28)[2]
ClosedSeptember 4, 2009 (2009-09-04)
DemolishedJune 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) (fire)
Construction cost$18,000
($389,617 in 2023[1])
BuilderWorks Progress Administration (WPA)[2]
Tenants
South Eugene High School
Eugene Emeralds
Pacific Coast League (AAA), 1969–1973
Northwest League (A), 1974–2009
Eugene Civic Stadium
Location2077 Willamette Street,
Eugene, Oregon
Built1938, 86 years ago
Built byWorks Progress Administration
ArchitectGraham B. Smith
NRHP reference No.08000183
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2008
Removed from NRHPMarch 8, 2016

Civic Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in the northwest United States, located in Eugene, Oregon. For most of its history it was owned by the Eugene School District. Opened in 1938,[3] the stadium was destroyed by fire in 2015 on June 29.[4]

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  2. ^ a b Shattuck-Smallwood, Nancy (August 29, 1989). "Civic Stadium puts 50 on the scoreboard". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 1E.
  3. ^ Harvey, Paul III (December 10, 1968). "Baseball not new for Civic". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 3B.
  4. ^ "Eugene's Civic Stadium Goes Up In Flames". Portland, Oregon: KGW-TV. June 29, 2015. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.