For years, the feel from inside of Providence Park matched the outside’s, each of which reflected a history that likened the Portland Timbers’ Goose Hollow venue to a soccer version of Fenway Park. But with a new expansion redefining the stadium’s east side, a new era of the city’s historic site is about to start, providing a natural opportunity to bring new life to other parts of the stadium, too.
The efforts that have been most shadowed from public eyes have been happening opposite the eastside construction, in work that is providing a new face to the westside, as well as the north end, too.