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Rogers centre roof retrofit.
Recently rogers centre home of the mlb toronto blue jays and a sports and entertainment landmark since 1989 completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close its expansive retractable roof.
Initially known as skydome rogers centre has been the blue jays home since june 5 1989.
Print email the rogers centre s roof and its systems had been meticulously maintained from the outset.
Keeping the roof open.
Rogers centre s retractable roof in motion image by freaktography via flickr.
The stadium was renamed rogers centre following the 2005 purchase of the stadium by rogers communications which also owns the toronto blue jays.
When the rogers centre opened as skydome in 1989 a quarter century after the houston astros made indoor major league baseball a thing its retractable roof was a mechanical marvel that made.
The rogers centre s roof upgrade is complete april 6 2017 5 02 pm andrew stoeten around a year ago in an excellent and comprehensive piece on the rogers centre roof for the globe and mail robert macleod reported that the club was in the midst of putting the finishing touches on a massive retrofit.
The venue was noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof as well as for the 348 room hotel attached to it with 70 rooms overlooking the field.
Retrofit of rogers centre s retractable roof.
The most recent of these upgrades was a 10 million retrofit of the stadium s signature retractable dome roof and its associated systems which was completed earlier this year in time for the start of the upcoming toronto blue jays home opener.
This innovative roof function ensures that no event needs to be cancelled due to inclement weather.
In addition rogers centre s fully retractable roof allows the venue to be an open air facility with the ability to close pending weather conditions.
The rogers centre can t move any closer to lake ontario but it could do more to make it feel less gloomy and cavernous spear declined to say what he would do to improve the rogers centre but.
