Built in 1938, Civic Stadium has fallen into disrepair ever since the Eugene Emeralds moved to the more modern PK Park. The non-profit group Save Civic Stadium has proposed the ballpark be renovated into a minor league soccer stadium while developers proposed a Fred Meyer superstore. The activists continue to provide upkeep for the facility periodically by cleaning up and mowing the grass. To combat vandalism, a watchman lives on the premises and patrols the facility at night.
Civic Stadium’s seating is falling apart thanks to years of wear and tear as well as miscreants destroying and vandalizing the property. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Seen here looking from the stands toward home plate, Civic Stadium has been in a state of limbo since their main tenant the Eugene Emeralds moved to the more modern PK Park. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Civic Stadium’s trademark grandstand rises behind rows of deserted stadium seating. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
The future of Civic Stadium has yet to be determined. Activists for its preservation want to turn the ballpark into a minor league soccer stadium while developers have proposed a Fred Meyer superstore. (Alex McDougall/Oregon Daily Emerald)
