recreation center, a retail center, or a multilevel center for arts, athletics, and education. Another possibility is to update and repair the facility to improve its marketability. In December 2011, it was announced that the Coliseum will undergo a $30 million renovation, partially paid for by the city and partially by the Winterhawks. The renovations would be completed in the spring and summer of 2012. See also Delta Dome, a proposed stadium in 1964 List of sports venues in Portland, Oregon List of tennis stadiums by capacity Memorial Fountain The Oregon Veterans of World War II Memorial at the Oregon Capitol grounds in Salem. Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs References Specific General Bosker, Gideon and Lena Lencek. Frozen Music: A History of Portland Architecture. Western Imprints, 1985. Griffin, Anna. "Memorial Coliseum 's champion" Oregonian, April 15, 2009. Jung, Helen. "Memorial Coliseum may be demolished for baseball park" Oregonian, April 7, 2009. Jung, Helen. "Save Portland's Memorial Coliseum, but for what?" Oregonian, May 10, 2009. King, Bart. An Architectural Guidebook to Portland. Oregon State University Press, 2007. Larabee, Mark "City urged to move slowly on stadium, save coliseum" Oregonian, April 16, 2009 page B1. Memorial Coliseum & Exhibit Hall, Portland, Oregon; Operated under Authority of the Exposition-Recreation Commission of the City of Portland. (Dedication program). 1960. "1,200,000 Throng to 'Glass Palace' In Banner First Year", Oregonian, September 3, 1961 page 12. (an early reference to "glass palace" nickname) External links and sources Rose Quarter - Venues Memorial Coliseum Reuse Study, a City of Portland website Memorial Coliseum in a Fight for its Life, from the website of Historic Preservation Northwest (February 16, 2003) Portland's crown jewel or a clunker?, a March 2004 article from the Portland Tribune Alternatives abound for coliseum's future, a July 2003 article from the Portland Tribune Urban Home Center recommended for Memorial Coliseum redevelopment, a May 2003 article from the Portland edition of the Daily Journal of Commerce Save Memorial Coliseum National Register of Historic Places nomination Photo Gallery of Blazers-Suns game at MC on October 14, 2009 Sports venues in Portland, Oregon 1960 establishments in Oregon Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States Defunct college basketball venues in the United States Basketball venues in Oregon Western Hockey League arenas Indoor soccer venues in the United States Former National Basketball Association venues NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four venues Portland Trail Blazers venues Skidmore,