Old SkyDome Seats Become Trash When They Could’ve Been Treasure for Hundreds of Fans

The Toronto Blue Jays’ $300-million renovation plans for the Rogers Centre have been met with mixed reactions after images of discarded seats from the stadium surfaced online. 

A Reddit post, which has garnered over 1,100 upvotes, showed a mountain of blue seats lying among other forgotten items at Don Mills Metal and Scrap in Gormley, Ontario.

Seats from the 100 level in a scrap yard in Don Mills.
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The user who posted the images expressed surprise and disappointment that the seats were not auctioned off to fans, stating, “just kinda sad how they were unceremoniously dumped.” 

Sources claim that the seats were not salvageable due to their age, prompting their removal from the stadium. Regardless, many feel that dumping the chairs at a scrapyard is a huge lost opportunity, especially for the fans.

I wonder how many fans of the Blue Jays would have purchased one of these discarded SkyDome seats from last year that were dumped in a scrapyard after the renovations began?

Or how many fans would have loved the opportunity to embrace a little piece of history and nostalgia… pic.twitter.com/2wA0IMKVY7

— Ari Shapiro (@ari_shapiro) April 30, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays had announced their renovation plans over the summer, which included the demolition of the 100-level seating bowl and structure after the 2023 season. The team’s spokesperson confirmed that renovations to the 100-level are still underway but provided no additional information.

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