1893: The two-year-old Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club leased the plot of pasture land in an area known as Tanner Creek Gulch and called it Multnomah Field. From the beginning, it was home to every popular outdoor athletic event of the day.

1895: The site hosted a Major League Baseball exhibition game as a group of barnstorming big-leaguers blasted an amateur team, 22-4. The grandstand bordering the west side of the field originally seated about 3,000 people. By the end of the first decade of the 20th century, a new steel grandstand that seated 10,000 fans was constructed.

1909: President William H. Taft visited Multnomah Field with 20,000 school children in attendance.

1923: President Warren G. Harding gives a speech at the stadium.

1925: With a growing sentiment for a larger stadium to host more full-sized activities for a "growing metropolis," the MAAC club (now known as Multnomah Athletic Club and still located just beyond the right-field wall on Salmon Street) approved plans for the new 28,000-seat Multnomah Stadium.

1926: The $500,000 project was completed, and, on October 9, the stadium was formally dedicated as the University of Washington’s football team beat the University of Oregon, 23-9. More than 24,000 fans were in attendance.

 

1933: Still searching for a main tenant to occupy the stadium, Oregon lawmakers approved pari-mutuel betting. The Multnomah Kennel Club became the stadium’s lone major tenant until 1955.

1955: The Rams beat the Giants 23-17 in the NFL’s first game decided in overtime.

1956: After playing the first half of the century at Vaughn Street, the Beavers moved to Multnomah Stadium to play their home games.

1957: "The King," Elvis Presley, performs on the stadium’s infield, riding into the venue on a white convertible Cadillac. After playing the first half of the century at Vaughn Street, the Beavers moved to Multnomah Stadium to play their home games.

1966: The MAC sold the stadium to the city of Portland for $2.1 million.

1977: Civic Stadium plays host to the NASL’s Soccer Bowl ’77, drawing a record 35,548 to see Pele’s New York Cosmos defeat the Seattle Sounders, 2-1.

1979: Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell hits a home run into the balcony of the MAC above right field during a home run derby, a clout still talked about among baseball folks in Portland.

1980: Portland State quarterback Neil Lomax throws for seven first-quarter touchdowns in a 105-0 win over Delaware State.

1985: The Portland Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL) play one season at Civic Stadium.

1991: Vancouver Canadians outfielder Rodney McCray crashes through the "Flav-R-Pac" outfield sign while chasing a fly ball, earning him blooper immortality.

1995: After a season with no baseball in the city, baseball owner and Portland-native Jack Cain relocates the Northwest League's Bend Rockies to Portland.

2000: The Portland Rockies play their final season at Civic Stadium. Construction work for the proposed $38.5 million renovation began during the season.

2001: With a sparkling $38.5 million renovation complete, the park is reborn under the name of PGE Park. The season marks the return of Triple-A Baseball to Portland, as the Albuquerque Dukes franchise was purchased and relocated to Portland. The new Portland Beavers signed a four-year affiliation with the San Diego Padres and opened the retrofitted park on April 30, 2001 after playing their first eight "home" games in Pasco, Wash. The season also marked the return of outdoor professional soccer to the city, as the Portland Timbers joined the A-League (now USL First Division) as an expansion franchise.

2002: The PGE Park season of events got off to a celebrated start, as the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres played a spring training game in front of 19,778. Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki clubs a home run onto the balcony at the MAC, reminding area sportswriters of Willie Stargell's legendary blast in 1979.

2003: The SARS epidemic forces the relocation of the world's premier women's soccer event and PGE Park plays host to three doubleheaders during the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

2004: The Beavers and Timbers both finish with the best regular-season record in their respective leagues.

 

2007: The Timbers host their 500,000th fan for a regular season match at PGE Park since it joined the United Soccer Leagues in 2001 on May 25. The 2007 season also saw the Timbers set a new modern-franchise attendance record at PGE Park as 95,594 fans attended 14 home matches. PGE Park also host the Timbers largest crowd since 2001 on Aug. 23, as 15,833 fans watched the Timbers defeated the Charleston Battery 1-0.