Is a Rose Garden by any other name as sweet?

News that Paul Allen is hot to sell naming rights for the Rose Garden–the spaceship-like home of his Portland Trailblazers–has us pondering possibilities.

News that Paul Allen is hot to sell naming rights for the Rose Garden–the spaceship-like home of his Portland Trailblazers–has us pondering possibilities.

Naturally, some variation of a Nike SwooshGarden is the first thing that comes to mind, even though the Trailblazer's site itself points out that the buyer might not be a homegrown company:

The Trail Blazers have begun initial dialogues with several interested Portland companies, as well as regional and national entities, about investing in a unique partnership opportunity that is being presented for the first time since the Rose Garden opened in 1995.

Some locals can't help but daydream about a moniker that's a bit less corporate. One commenter on Blue Oregon cheerfully proposes "People's Arena." As another reader notes, it beats naming the place after some bank in Connecticut.

Other suggestions?


Topics: Oregon, Portland, Sports

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Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett writes and edits for Crosscut. You can e-mail her at kimberly.marlowe.hartnett@crosscut.com. She also blogs at Type Like The Wind.

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