Ventura, California
HISTORY
In 1909, E.P. and Orpha Foster, one of Ventura’s founding families,
donated the land for what became Seaside Park. They envisioned a beautiful waterfront gateway to the town of Ventura where families could walk, picnic and enjoy family outings. Seaside Park was meant to be… “A public park and a place for recreation – and be a pleasure for the general public.”
From 1947 to 1980, Babe Ruth Field used the area that became the Fairgrounds main parking lot and served as the home of the Single-A Ventura Yankees (1947–1949), the Ventura Braves (1950–1952), and the Ventura Oilers (1953) who then became the Channel Cities Oilers (1954–1955).
The Fairgrounds Reimagined
The Ventura County Fairgrounds Today
The Fairgrounds As Proposed
The goal of Pacific Sports Group is to leverage the strengths of the annual Fair, rodeo, concerts, exhibits and attractions – the best of the past – with current ideas and leadership, and envision and deploy a dynamic yet secure future that will propel the Ventura community well into the 22nd Century.
Year-Round Use for the Annual Fair, Sports and Entertainment
PSG proposes to create a larger, more robust and fully funded Master Lease that will leverage successes and current operations with increased utilization across varied groups, new designs and uses, and enhanced operational efficiencies – all of which is secured in a public-private partnership that strives to achieve 85% utilization of the Fairgrounds.
A multi-purpose stadium, “Seaside Park,” will be constructed and operated as a new sports and entertainment venue to serve not only local residents and businesses, but also regional to international conventioneers and visitors. Our goal to provide greater interest in and exposure to the renovated Fairgrounds will have a positive impact on the local economy and serve as a community hub.
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