Zidell Yards

Zidell Yards
Zidell Yards in 2010
Area	33 acres (13 ha)
Owner	Zidell family
Location	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Address	3030 South Moody Avenue Portland, OR 97201
Zidell Yards
Coordinates: 45°30′6″N122°40′9″W / 45.50167°N 122.66917°W / 45.50167; -122.66917

Zidell Yards is a former industrial waterfront in Portland, Oregon's South Portland neighborhood, in the United States. The site is notable for being one of the only large undeveloped plots of land in or near Downtown. Zidell Yards is owned by Zidell family.

The Lot at Zidell Yards

Congressman Earl Blumenauer with Jay Zidell at Zidell Yards

In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zidell Yards was leased by Fuller Events LLC as a temporary event venue they called The Lot at Zidell Yards. ^{[1] [2]} It hosted multiple events including drive-in drag performances featuring Darcelle XV and the Waterfront Blues Festival. ^{[3] [4]}

At the end of the year, it was announced that Fuller Events would not renew the lease and would instead focus on other events in Downtown. ^[5]

Proposed baseball stadium

See also: Proposed Major League Baseball franchises in Portland, Oregon

On September 23, 2024, the Portland Diamond Project, a group seeking to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, announced that they had signed a letter of intent to purchase the property in order to build a ballpark. ^[6]

References

1. "New socially distanced waterfront venue at Zidell Yards will host Waterfront Blues Fest, Portland Pride". OregonLive . April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
2. "A new Portland venue looks to bring back live events during the pandemic". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
3. "Drag Legend Darcelle Will Hold Drive-In Performances Next Month at Zidell Yards". Willamette Week . March 8, 2021. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
4. "The Waterfront Blues Festival is Going Forward This Summer at a New Location". Willamette Week. April 6, 2021.
5. "The Lot at Zidell Yards | Portland Outdoor Event Venue". The Lot at Zidell Yards. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
6. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh; Jonathan Bach (September 24, 2024). "Portland Diamond Project says it has agreement for baseball stadium at South Waterfront site". OregonLive. Retrieved September 25, 2024.