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Going, going gone! Time to say good-bye to the SkyDome (or the "Rogers Centre, if you insist.) Plans are underway to tear down the home of the Blue Jays and rebuild. How we got here 
The SkyDome opened in 1989 with an extremely late 80s ceremony hosted by Robin Thicke and Andrea Martin.Â
At the time the SkyDome was considered the nicest and most cutting edge ballpark in the majors, with the world's largest retractable roof and of course the Jumbotron. Construction costs were $525 million. https://www.mlb.com/cut4/this-day-in-baseball-history-skydome-debuts-retractable-roof-during-blue-jays-ga
The Jays went on to win back to back World Series in 1992 and 1993 in the dome. "Touch em all Joe."Â
In 2004, Rogers bought the Skydome for $25 million, and renamed it the Rogers Centre. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/blue-jays-buying-skydome-for-25m-1.495992
The redevelopment, according to the Globe and Mail, will see Rogers team up with Brookfield to cut the 12.7 acre site in half. The south will be home to a new stadium, and the north will be home to office and residential towers, retail and public space.  https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-rogers-centre-faces-demolition-as-blue-jays-owner-plans-new-stadium/
If the current site isn't a fit, the team may build on a lakefront side, reportedly occupying some of the area that was slated for the Sidewalk Labs development.
We welcome the rebuild. Rogers Centre is consistently ranked as one of the worst stadiums in the MLB. IMO it went downhill when they cancelled toonies Tuesdays. https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/nationals/ranking-all-30-mlb-ballparks
True Skydome fans have nothing to fear, the dome will always be memorialized in Trinity Bellwoods park in downtown Toronto. https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/07/trinity-bellwoods-skydome-finally-recognized/
