Interesting article on historic sports landmarks

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-07-25-history-sportsites_N.htm

 

 

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According to David Bahlman, president of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, the fight to preserve Wrigley is very much alive. Wrigley was designated by the city of Chicago as an individual local landmark in 2004.

 

Bahlman says NHL status is "the ultimate national recognition a site can receive" and he would love to see Wrigley get the designation. But more important is that the ballpark is safe because of its local landmark standing.

 

His group "works very closely with the Cubs," Bahlman says. Any alterations to the ballpark must be approved by the commissioner of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

 

 

It also has a side bar describing how Soldier Field lost designation as a Historic Landmark

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2007-07-25-history-sportsites_N.htm

It also has a side bar describing how Soldier Field became a spaceship and lost designation as a Historic Landmark

fixed for correctness.