 During that event, baseball was temporarily played on the grounds of the Portland Athletic Club (later the Multnomah Athletic Club), on a field that is now the site of Providence Park.With the construction of additional seating in 1912, Vaughn Street Park's capacity grew to 12,000 spectators.In 1926, the stadium received its first serious local competition when the larger and more modern Multnomah Stadium (now Providence Park) opened approximately to the south.