Wrigley Renovations and Related Wrigleyville Stuff

[imb]

the fourth pole is for ronnie woo-woo to yell from during home games

[David]

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/galleries/2017/3/27/15075952/wrigley-field-construction-update-march-27

 

the nuveen sign is coming down (i'm pleased with this - not because i hate signs - i just think this particular one is an eyesore...actually i think the wintrust one looks lame too). wonder what's going up next (sounds like another nuveen sign).

 

starbucks going in the southwest corner of the office building

[Banedon]

the fourth pole is for ronnie woo-woo to yell from during home games

 

[David]

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/galleries/2017/3/27/15075952/wrigley-field-construction-update-march-27

 

the nuveen sign is coming down (i'm pleased with this - not because i hate signs - i just think this particular one is an eyesore...actually i think the wintrust one looks lame too). wonder what's going up next (sounds like another nuveen sign).

 

starbucks going in the southwest corner of the office building

 

yeeeeeeeesh

 

the reason for the sign change is that nuveen changed their logo

 

somehow they managed to make the new one even more boring than the old one

 

http://www.seocareer.org/wordpress2014/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/nuveen.png

 

 

Why couldn't this sign be a big bottle of budweiser or pepsi or something at least more interesting looking than some lowercase letters in times new roman bold

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Why couldn't this sign be a big bottle of budweiser or pepsi or something at least more interesting looking than some lowercase letters in times new roman bold

[David]

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There's going to be a trophy room where you can check out the trophy at the plaza building...

 

TROPHY ROOM AT THE PARK PRESENTED BY MOTOROLA

Beginning mid-April the Cubs' coveted Championship Trophy has a home at the Park at Wrigley for the 2017 regular season. Stop by the Trophy Room to experience the Trophy and capture your moment with history.

Hours: Mon – Sat 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

 

Please note, Trophy Room visitation hours are subject to the availability of the Trophy.

 

lots more of what will be there at this link

 

https://www.parkatwrigley.com/

[UMFan83]

Pretty crazy...we've been talking about this project, previously discussed as the Triangle Building, for what - 13 years or so, and its finally going to be done.

 

Original design:

 

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/19553/trianglebuilding.jpg

[David]

Pretty crazy...we've been talking about this project, previously discussed as the Triangle Building, for what - 13 years or so, and its finally going to be done.

 

i could be wrong but i feel like the ideas for it started being kicked around as early as like 2001

[David]

I was looking at some old satellite images of Wrigley on Google Earth. Pretty wild looking back at how small and crappy the old (pre 2006) bleachers were.

[Clem Fandango]

Just rode past it. Coming along nicely.

[Donzo]

Just looked at it on google arial and it looks great.

 

Question? What's getting built on Addison? I know the Park and Starwood motel are being built down the 3rd baseline on Clark, but I don't know what's getting built down the first baseline behind Addison.

 

Thanks in advance...

 

:flythew:

[David]

Just looked at it on google arial and it looks great.

 

Question? What's getting built on Addison? I know the Park and Starwood motel are being built down the 3rd baseline on Clark, but I don't know what's getting built down the first baseline behind Addison.

 

Thanks in advance...

 

:flythew:

 

That's unrelated to the Cubs. Addison Park on Clark. Bunch of apartments and commercial units and stuff.

 

http://www.addisonparkonclark.com

 

Also, anything on Google earth is pretty old (relatively speaking)...I think the current imaging dates back to around the end of last season.

 

You can find more recent pictures here:

 

 

Here's a nice one from a few days ago

 

[David]

[Bull]

Tell me there's a Bryzzo game 7 celebration statue going there.

[David]

first real-ish look at the new footprint of the field

 

[Derwood]

No bullpens on the field is weeeeeiiiiird

 

So is the "bent" visitor dugout

[David]

So is the "bent" visitor dugout

 

just to be clear, you know that's not new, right?

[Derwood]

So is the "bent" visitor dugout

 

just to be clear, you know that's not new, right?

 

I didn't say it was new. I just said it was weird

[David]

So is the "bent" visitor dugout

 

just to be clear, you know that's not new, right?

 

I didn't say it was new. I just said it was weird

 

just making sure...never know with you

 

that weird shape is due to how they expanded the park a million years ago...they literally moved a part of the grandstand and built in between

[Ding Dong Johnson]

put the bullpens back!

[David]

looks like they're expanding the dugouts too

[Transmogrified Tiger]

looks like they're expanding the dugouts too

 

What makes you say that?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

why did I think that was always supposed to be part of the reno?

[David]

looks like they're expanding the dugouts too

 

What makes you say that?

 

i might've misinterpreted what i saw and i'm having a surprisingly difficult time finding a good picture

 

but they were supposed to

[David]

why did I think that was always supposed to be part of the reno?

 

because it was