Historicist: The Road to SkyDome
How the 1982 Grey Cup gave birth to SkyDome. Source: 1985 Toronto Blue Jays Scorebook Magazine. The 1982 Grey Cup game was not a pleasurable one for Toronto football fans. The major disappointment was...
View ArticleVintage Toronto Ads: The Leaning Tower of CN
Source: 1987 Toronto Blue Jays Scorebook Magazine. Little-known fact: during the construction of the SkyDome, so many people stared down at the rising stadium from the CN Tower that the landmark...
View ArticleReel Toronto: Detroit Rock City
Toronto’s extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn’t always hold up to scrutiny....
View ArticleConversation Pieces: Sports Fans
Illustration by Brian McLachlan/Torontoist. Toronto is home to a cornucopia of public art. Some of the pieces acknowledge an individual’s greatness; others are installed when developers want to exceed...
View ArticleBack in the Day: SkyDome Opening Gala, 1989
The Jays are at home playing the Yankees this weekend, and thousands of Torontonians will head to the Rogers Centre for peanuts and Cracker Jack (code for: hot dogs and beer). For younger residents of...
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Reel Toronto: The Cutting Edge
If you’re a lady of just the right age, there is a good chance you went head over heels for The Cutting Edge. You swooned over D.B. Sweeney, maybe took a few skating lessons, and now must accept full...
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Bidding for the Summer Olympics
Reviewing Toronto's five previous attempts to display the Olympic rings. As the 1952 Summer Olympics wound down in Helsinki, Canadian Olympic Association (COA) president A. Sidney Dawes believed our...
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Rogers Centre: Also Home of the Argonauts
Amidst Blue Jays mania, an invitation to consider Toronto’s fifth most-popular sporting draw. The Blue Jays’ first postseason run in a generation has swept the city, filling bars and making tickets the...
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We Rank the Walkability of Major League Baseball Stadiums—and Look Down on...
Take that, Milwaukee. Not only did the Blue Jays lead Major League Baseball in walks in 2015, but their home stadium also leads the league in walkability. Rogers Centre SkyDome is far from perfect. The...
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Why Torontonians Want The Rogers Centre (Rightfully) Renamed to SkyDome
Because it has always been the SkyDome in our hearts. We’ve dealt with the Ted Rogers statue outside the stadium (despite threats to throw it into the lake). We’ve swallowed the cost of overpriced...
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This Billboard Near the Rogers Centre Has a Hidden Message
An American artist's own take on emoji. INSTALLATION: Combination of the Two by Matt Mullican LOCATION: Bremner Boulevard, near the Rogers Centre INSTALLATION: 2003 Much of what counts as public art...
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We Rank the Walkability of NBA and NHL Arenas
And continue to judge cities that are not Toronto. Last year, to mark the 2016 home opener of the Toronto Blue Jays, Torontoist ranked the walkability of all 30 ballparks in Major League Baseball. As...
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