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  Rogers Centre - Contact Us
Rogers Centre staff are here to help you.
Call, or write us, and let us know how we can assist you.
™ROGERS CENTRE and ROGERS CENTRE logo are trademarks of Rogers Communications Inc. used under license.
www.rogerscentre.com /contact/contact_us.html   (36 words)

  
  Rogers Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rogers Centre is also noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof, as well as a hotel attached to it, with 70 rooms overlooking the field.
Rogers Centre was designed by Rod Robbie and Michael Allen and was constructed by Ellis-Don Construction of London, Ontario.
Rogers Centre is the site of several major high school and collegiate sporting competitions including the Prentice Cup for baseball and, from 1989 to 2003, the Vanier Cup for Canadian Interuniversity Sport football.
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 Rogers Centre Tickets - Rogers Centre Information - Rogers Centre Seating Chart
The price listed for Rogers Centre tickets is the total price per ticket and may be over the printed price on the ticket.
Rogers Centre seats are together, side by side, unless otherwise noted.
Actual Rogers Centre seat numbers are withheld for the privacy of both buyer and seller.
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 Ontario Science Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Planning for the centre started in 1961 during Toronto's massive expansion of the late 1950s and 1960s.
However construction was not complete in 1967, and the OSC did not open to the public until two years later, in September of 1969.
The centre was a huge attraction in the 1970s, but by the early 1980s visiting rates had dropped considerably.
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 Rogers Centre - WikidToronto
Rogers Centre is also noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof and the only stadium to have hotel rooms attached to it, with 70 rooms overlooking the field.
Rogers Centre is the site of several major high school and collegiate sporting competitions including the Prentice Cup for baseball and, from 1989 to 2003, the Vanier Cup for Canadian Interuniversity Sport football.
Rogers Centre is the largest indoor concert venue in Toronto and over the years it has hosted many international acts including U2, The Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, Avril Lavigne, and Andy Lau.
www.wikidtoronto.com /Rogers_Centre   (1727 words)

  
 Rogers Centre - Ballparkonline.com is your guide to Rogers Centre.
Rogers Centre, which opened in June 1989, is known as one of the world's premiere entertainment venues.
Rogers Centre has received Facilities Magazine's "Prime Site of the Year Award," along with "Stadium of the Year Award" for four consecutive years as voted by Billboard, Performance magazine and Amusement business.
Rogers Centre is recognized as one of Toronto's top tourist attractions and serves as a model for the stadiums of tomorrow.
www.ballparkonline.com /mlb/rogers_centre.html   (435 words)

  
 Rogers Centre Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Because of it's location south of major railway corridor, new pedestrian connections had to be built, the infrastructure are part of the reason for the high cost of the stadium.
However, by 2004, Rogers Communications, parent company of the Blue Jays, agreed to acquire SkyDome from Sportco for about $25 million CAD - about 4% of the cost of construction.
SkyDome, as it was then called, was the first major team sports arena in North America to sport a fully retractable roof; Montreal's Olympic Stadium having had its retractable roof being a total failure.
www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/Rogers_Centre   (2754 words)

  
 Roger Waters Concert Tickets - Rogers Centre - Toronto, ON
Rogers Centre has eight elevators equipped with audio signals, raised control panels and digital floor indicators.
Tickets for most of the Rogers Centre facility’s events can be purchased at any Ticketmaster outlet, on-line at ticketmaster.ca or at 416-870-8000.
The Ticketmaster outlet at the Rogers Centre facility is located on the south-side of the building on Bremner Blvd near Gate 7.
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 Ballpark Digest -- Ballpark Visits -- Rogers Centre / Toronto Blue Jays
There are a ton of parking spots in surface lots and ramps within six blocks of the ballpark, as well as a Rogers Centre parking ramp and a CN Tower ramp.
Before the 2005 season, Rogers did make some changes to the ballpark, first changing the name from SkyDome to Rogers Centre, but more importantly Ted Rogers (finally, both the team and the ballpark have an engaged owner) announced further upgrades to the facility, including the removal of some seating and the widening of concourses.
Rogers Centre was designed before the retro craze popularized open areas where fans can just stand around and watch a game, so forget about grabbing a beer and stretching your legs while viewing the game from a different vantage point.
www.ballparkdigest.com /visits/rogers.htm   (2351 words)

  
 Rogers Centre - Toronto Blue Jays
The Rogers Centre was the first ballpark of its kind on many levels, but its circular design and symmetrical outfield dimensions are reminiscent of the cookie-cutter donuts of yesteryear.
One of the nicest aspects of the retractable roof at the Rogers Centre is that the Blue Jays actually keep it open for the majority of games, unlike the four teams who have built a retractable roofed ballpark since Toronto pioneered the concept.
The decision over whether the Rogers Centre roof will be open or closed for regular-season games rests solely with Toronto management and the roof was closed just twice during a game in the Blue Jays’ inaugural year in the dome, and very infrequently (four or five times a year) since then.
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 Rogers Centre Information
Rogers Centre is noted for being the first stadium to have a fully-retractable motorized roof, as well as a 348-room hotel attached to it, with 70 rooms overlooking the field.
On December 18, 2006, when Rogers Communications Inc. and the Toronto Blue Jays held a press conference announcing the contract extension of Vernon Wells, President and CEO Ted Rogers stated that he and his wife held a party for the Blue Jays organization at "the Dome".
Rogers Centre is the site of several major high school and collegiate sporting competitions including the Prentice Cup for baseball and, from 1989 to 2003, the; Vanier Cup championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football.
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 Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre (formerly the Skydome), situated close to Lake Ontario and the CN Tower, the world's first multi-purpose retractable domed stadium, and now a defining part of the Toronto skyline.
- Rogers Centre is the only facility in the world to wash 37,000 seats in addition to all areas of the stadium after each event.
Rogers Centre can be reached by taking the 427 south to the QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) highway (eastbound) to downtown Toronto.
www.toronto.com /attractions/listing/000-100-182   (1011 words)

  
 Rogers Centre Tickets, Rogers Centre Schedule, Rogers Centre Dates   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Rogers Centre has a unique distinction among major league baseball parks: it’s the only stadium in the major leagues where fans can lay in their beds and watch the game.
Formerly known as the Skydome, the Rogers Centre includes a 348-room hotel (the Renaissance Hotel Toronto) which features 70 rooms facing the playing field.
The Rogers Centre prefers the opposite approach, the baseball equivalent of Disney’s Tomorrowland.
www.gotickets.com /venues/on/rogers_centre.php   (725 words)

  
 RYERSON UNIVERSITY: About the Rogers Communications Centre
New Media at the Rogers Centre is about converging interactive communications and technologies: with the schools of Journalism, Radio and Television Arts, Image Arts, and Computer Science converging in one facility, the many aspects of digital communication—aural and visual, art and science, student and professional—all meet in a dynamic hub of design, research, and activity.
This places the Rogers Centre and the people who learn it it at the forefront of the digital communications revolution.
From conferences and meetings held in RCC facilities, to events involving RCC students or faculty, the Rogers Communications Centre truly is the centre of Canada's digital culture.
www.rcc.ryerson.ca /about/index.htm   (459 words)

  
 Rogers Centre : Toronto Blue Jays Stadium
Rogers Centre was the first major sports team arena in North America to feature a fully retractable roof.
Included in Rogers Centre are the Curzons Fitness Club, a Rogers Centre Theatre, a Hard Rock Cafe, and the Renaissance Hotel, as well as various other restaurants and bars.
Although the 1992 World Series was not clinched at Rogers Centre, the 1993 World Series was clinched at Rogers Centre when the Toronto Blue Jays won game six in the bottom of the ninth with a three-run walk-off home run by slugger Joe Carter off reliever Mitch Williams.
www.buyselltix.com /mlb/stadium/bluejaysStadium.php   (732 words)

  
 The Official Site of The Toronto Blue Jays: ballpark
Rogers Centre is located in the heart of the entertainment district of downtown Toronto.
Just 20 minutes by car from Pearson International Airport, Rogers Centre can be reached by taking the 427 south to the QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) highway (eastbound) to downtown Toronto.
Rogers Centre is a most accessible facility for guests with disabilities in Canada.
toronto.bluejays.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/tor/ballpark/directions.jsp   (464 words)

  
 Rogers Centre - SoSH | Boston Red Sox | Red Sox Rumors | Spring Training | Pawtucket Red Sox   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rogers Centre cost $500 million to build, financed by government and private industry.
The ownership of the Rogers Centre, then known as SkyDome, filed for bankruptcy protection in November 1998, the same month in which the Blue Jays signed a new ten-year lease to play in the stadium.
In February 2005, Rogers Communications, the owner of the Blue Jays, bought the stadium for $25 million (Canadian).
www.sonsofsamhorn.net /wiki/index.php/Rogers_Centre   (215 words)

  
 Rogers Centre | Toronto Blue Jays
Rogers Centre itself was very clean and modern looking, much like the city of Toronto.
Some of the other places that make out due to Rogers Centre are the three restaurants and hotel that look out onto the field.
Rogers Centre's roof system features a series of 3 moveable panels and 1 stationary panel.
www.projectballpark.org /major/skydome.html   (584 words)

  
 Rogers Centre Tickets and Schedule - Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: )
If you’re looking for great Rogers Centre tickets to see your favorite performer at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, you’ve come to the right place.
South Bay Tickets carries premium Rogers Centre tickets to practically every event at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
The Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario hosts many popular events throughout the year; however the best Rogers Centre tickets are not so plentiful.
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 Rogers Centre Tickets   (Site not responding. Last check: )
We are the nations premiere seller of Rogers Centre tickets.
Whether you want front row seating for that special date or an impressive gift for that important client, our Ticket specialists are standing by to deliver the service and seating that you need.
Our dedicated team of Rogers Centre ticket specialists will source your tickets through our state of the art database and have premium tickets "in your hand" in as little as 24 hours.
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 Ballparks of Baseball-Rogers Centre-Toronto Blue Jays
Rogers Centre was the first stadium of its kind in any sport when it opened as it was the first stadium with a retractable roof allowing any sport to be played indoors or outdoors.
The Rogers Centre has five levels of seats that extend from right centerfield to homeplate and to left centerfield.
The Rogers Centre Hotel is part of the stadium.
www.ballparksofbaseball.com /al/RogersCentre.htm   (653 words)

  
 Centre Pompidou - Rogers and Piano - Great Buildings Online
The "Centre Georges Pompidou", or "Pompidou Center", formerly "Centre Beaubourg".
Designed by the collaboration of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano.
"In the centre of historic Paris, within one kilometre of Notre Dame and the Louvre, and on the edge of the densely populated medieval quarter.
www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/Centre_Pompidou.html   (400 words)

  
 Rogers Centre :: One Blue Jay Way, Toronto, Ontario, Canada :: Glass Steel and Stone
This allows the Rogers Centre to go from a baseball field to a concert venue to a football field within hours, instead of days like at other stadia.
When closed, the Rogers Centre encloses a space of two million square feet and a volume of 56,500,000 cubic feet.
While the Rogers Centre has a stated capacity of 53,000 it has exceeded that number on several occasions.
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 CTV.ca | New owners rename SkyDome stadium Rogers Centre
The landmark stadium known until now as SkyDome, is being renamed Rogers Centre in honour of its new corporate owner, Rogers Communications.
Although it was state-of-the-art when it opened -- with its massive "Jumbotron" scoreboard, retractable roof, 348-room hotel, two restaurants and a bar overlooking the field -- the 50,000 seat facility has since fallen somewhat behind the times.
Rogers also promised to pump a total of $210 million US into players' salaries over the next three years.
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