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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

News Southeast May Be New Home for Huge Rock Venue

Posted by Ryan J. Prado on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:13 PM

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The Oregonian reported today that SE Yamhill and Water, nestled in the century-old confines of inner-Southeast's industrial zone, may soon become home to one of the most ambitious large-capacity live music halls endeavored in Portland for some time. The venue, tentatively dubbed 300b, is purported to boast a 2,000-seat capacity, and will come replete with snazzy art-neuvo arhcitectural designs. According to the project architect, and via a post on CultureShock,

The public zone of the venue would constitute an ascending series of gathering spaces along a continuous ramp system. A skin is stretched tight around a simple concrete shell. Where people move up through the venue, the path widens and narrows - the larger volumes bulging, like elbows brushing against the boundaries of the space. These larger gathering spaces become windows out and the venue's opportunities to interact with the city.

300b's (though still tentative) completion will usher in a major new player in the struggle to get larger acts to stop through Portland on their way up or down the West Coast. Imagine! A concert hall big enough to sway acts like Daft Punk and Morrissey to rethink skipping town on their respective tours (so go the rumors of a venue just the right size being non-existent for those acts to grace us with their presences)!

Of course, there are issues being raised, if perhaps prematurely, about parking, the iffy ramps leading to the hall (widening and narrowing paths?!) and the relative absence of anywhere close by to tromp to after the show. For my money, the view alone would be worth the hype.

We reached out to Works Partnership and will post an update when we hear back.

 

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We can certainly use a venue of medium-large capacity, but Daft Punk and Morrissey will probably continue to skip us over anyway. And is now really a good time to be building something like this? Will anyone be able to afford to go there once it opens? And what's up with the name? "300b" evokes a Chrysler sedan or a dietary supplement more than it does a music venue... More power to 'em, I suppose. Personally, I'd like to see somebody revive La Luna.
Posted by Tommy on October 22, 2008 at 4:10 PM · Report
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300B is the I-5 exit into the inner eastside industrial district...
Posted by Amy J. Ruiz on October 22, 2008 at 4:38 PM · Report
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Parking down there is already so bad. It is close to several bus lines, but finding parking for a show that ends at 1AM would be pretty... unawesome.
Posted by tthayer on October 22, 2008 at 8:03 PM · Report
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"300B is the I-5 exit into the inner eastside industrial district..."

Ah yes, of course. You have to admit, though, it still sounds like some sort of antibiotic horse pill...
Posted by Tommy on October 22, 2008 at 8:20 PM · Report
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If that's the artists conception of this "art nouveau" venue, then they have no idea what art nouveau is... Looks more like bland art deco to me if it is indeed "art" anything. When are the architects and developers going to grow a set and do something exciting with buildings in Portland?
Posted by blahrchitect on October 23, 2008 at 8:30 AM · Report
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I'ts a bad spot for sure as far as parking and traffic go but I would sure be happy never to have to go to the Roseland again.
Posted by Beer Batter on October 23, 2008 at 10:52 AM · Report
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There are actually huge empty lots under PDOT and ODOT control that could be used for off-street parking, just like OMSI does.
Posted by intheknow on October 23, 2008 at 11:17 AM · Report
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The CEID has plenty of parking after business hours. It would n't be much different than finding parking near 300b than at the Crystal Ballroom or Roseland.

Also I think Art-Neuvo differs from Art Nouveau. Not that I know what Art-Neuvo means.
Posted by Eves on October 23, 2008 at 1:26 PM · Report

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