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Roof takes limelight

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Roof takes limelight

Date4/20/1987

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Roof takes limelight: Indoor baseball finally came to the Olympic Stadium in Montreal yesterday - 11 years late and at a cost of $117 million - and fans like these three whooped it up for the occasion. They didn't seem to care that; ironically; it was the warmest opening day since the team's first season in 1969. Expos lost their home opener to the Philadelphia Phillies; 4-3.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098186F

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