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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on how salvaged materials from the old Hayward Field site - including the East Grandstand, torn down in 2018 - have been repurposed by local groups and companies.
In this photo from June 2018, crews began tearing down the East Grandstand at the U of O s Hayward Field facility.
Credit Brian Bull / KLCC
Excavators razed several old structures during the $200 million renovation. Several groups now have pieces of that legacy.
Obie Companies President Brian Obie said it’s part of their 5th Street Market expansion:
“We were fortunate enough to be granted steps out of the old stadium. We will make benches out of those, it’ll be close to the Nike Store, Obie told KLCC.