Portland Monthly
By Natasha Tandler
April 17, 2018
When prospective students visit Portland State University’s campus, they often hear upbeat, school-spirited tour guides touting the phrase: “The city is our campus.” With streetcars running straight through the center of the school, an abundance of local food carts around, and easy downtown access, the slogan proves an accurate description of our urban university, with a campus that currently spans more than 50 city blocks. Now, three new projects look set to connect the university to the city more than ever before.
1. The PSU Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center
For 52 years, the Peter Stott Center—originally named the Health & Physical Education building—was the all-encompassing abode for PSU Athletics, offering amenities such as a 1,775-seat gym to host Vikings basketball games, a swimming pool, racquetball courts, and offices for PSU’s Physical Education and Athletic Departments. But PSU Athletics eventually outgrew the facility, designed in the 1960s. So in 2013, the Capital Projects and Construction Department at PSU cued the construction cranes to begin a $51 million project to renovate and expand the center.
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