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Oh no, it leaks: Umbrellas come in handy last night at the SkyDome opening, when roof leaked even before it was opened to a drenching rain
Oh no, it leaks: Umbrellas come in handy last night at the SkyDome opening, when roof leaked even before it was opened to a drenching rain

Oh no, it leaks: Umbrellas come in handy last night at the SkyDome opening, when roof leaked even before it was opened to a drenching rain

Date6/4/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oh no; it leaks: Umbrellas come in handy last night at the SkyDome opening; when roof leaked even before it was opened to a drenching rain.
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Photographs
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0098103F
June 3: SkyDome, the world's first retractable roof, opened
June 3: SkyDome, the world's first retractable roof, opened
Cooper, David
8/6/1989
Dome's roof raised sky high. Workers and cranes position a huge steel truss into place as installation of the SkyDome's retractable roof began yesterd(...)
Dome's roof raised sky high. Workers and cranes position a huge steel truss into place as installation of the SkyDome's retractable roof began yesterd(...)
Faught, Ken
11/19/1987
Taking shape: The first of three roof panels to be moved covers the south end of SkyDome, following a successful and unexpectedly quiet trip from the north end yesterday
Taking shape: The first of three roof panels to be moved covers the south end of SkyDome, following a successful and unexpectedly quiet trip from the north end yesterday
Loek, Dick
1/10/1989
South end of the SkyDome's retractable roof (at right) was moved for the first time last night, as a few workers and dome officials watched
South end of the SkyDome's retractable roof (at right) was moved for the first time last night, as a few workers and dome officials watched
Slaughter, Mike
1/9/1989
Concrete pours at Skydome: Truck operator Havey Stevenson pours fresh concrete from his mixer into a bucket at the downtown SkyDome site today, the first since May 9
Concrete pours at Skydome: Truck operator Havey Stevenson pours fresh concrete from his mixer into a bucket at the downtown SkyDome site today, the first since May 9
Spremo, Boris
6/24/1988
SkyDOme taking shape. Tiers of seating sections and stairs can be seen (above) at the north end of the SkyDome site while a view from the CN Tower (le(...)
SkyDOme taking shape. Tiers of seating sections and stairs can be seen (above) at the north end of the SkyDome site while a view from the CN Tower (le(...)
Stawicki, Andrew
9/1/1987
Raising the roof
Raising the roof
Stuparyk, Michael
8/4/1983
Roof takes limelight
Roof takes limelight
Bull, Ron
4/20/1987
It was a wet bunch of Blue Jays loyalists who sat glumly in the stands last night waiting for the rain to let up so the Jays and Chicago White Sox cou(...)
It was a wet bunch of Blue Jays loyalists who sat glumly in the stands last night waiting for the rain to let up so the Jays and Chicago White Sox cou(...)
Slaughter, Mike
4/14/1987
Sports - Stadiums - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Skydome (1993-)
Sports - Stadiums - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Skydome (1993-)
Eglinton, Rick
5/15/1996
Sports - Stadiums - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Skydome (Construction) 1989
Sports - Stadiums - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Skydome (Construction) 1989
Slaughter, Mike
5/8/1989
Sports - Stadiums - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Skydome (Construction) 1987
Sports - Stadiums - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Skydome (Construction) 1987
Faught, Ken
11/19/1987