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Originally Posted by Acajack
Aa someone mentioned, how quickly people seem to have forgotten that Skydome was supposed to be a multi-purpose stadium for Toronto and Ontario, that was meant to host the range of major activities, sporting or otherwise.
And then they went and gifted it to the Blue Jays.
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The province had egg on its face for letting construction costs get out of hand (sounds familiar for some reason), so dumping the asset while it was worth something was the expedient solution. Especially in light of the province’s finances being less than fantastic in 1994.
Admittedly, dumping it at that time was probably the peak real-world value as it was riding the high of two Jays World Series wins. A decade later, it was worth peanuts.
Ultimately, it was the peak example of the multipurpose venue. Which means that at least they’re not imploding it and it will probably see another 25 years of use.