Olympic Stadium - Hoquiam, Wash.
Olympic Stadium's designed for football and baseball, plus the grandstand shields fans from the harsh misty onslaught that comes from the Pacific Ocean, so it may look strange - but it's all for functionality.
Photo courtesy of City of Hoquiam
The Pacific Northwest's logging heritage is living well at Olympic Stadium, a magnificent and historic structure located on Grays Harbor, a small bay on Washington's west coast. This ballpark undoubtedly has its sagging spots and creaks when you walk in the grandstands, and that's what makes it so great.
Local look: "Olympic Stadium was built in 1938 and is supposedly the only stadium in the nation built by the old Works Progress Administration that is still in operation. It is the home for Hoquiam High School football and baseball, Grays Harbor youth baseball and the annual Loggers Playday celebration (a logging show competition). In the past, it has also been the site for professional baseball (the Class A Northwest League and the independent Western League) and semi-pro baseball. It supposedly seats about 8,000, although it accommodated 10,000, with some temporary bleachers for the 100th Aberdeen-Hoquiam football game in 2005.
"It's a good example of an old-time stadium that isn't a dump. The City of Hoquiam has done enough upgrades over the years that attending a game there is still a pleasant viewing experience. It's also one of the few older stadiums that is equally suitable for football and baseball."
- Rick Anderson, Sports Editor at the Daily World
Olympic Stadium was built by the Works Progress Administration and it's heart is made of old Pacific Northwest timber.
Photo courtesy of City of Hoquiam
