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Wrigley Field Construction Update: June 24

More work on the video boards and exterior walls.

By Al Yellon
  • 4:26 p.m. Employees waiting outside Gate A on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:27 p.m. Tarps hung over the back of the right-field bleachers - David Sameshima
  • 4:29 p.m. Inside Gate Q, on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:29 p.m. The right-field corner on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:31 p.m. Exterior bleacher wall on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:31 p.m. Brick cutting machine on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:32 p.m. Brick cutting machine on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:33 p.m. View inside an open gate on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:35 p.m. View along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:38 p.m. View along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:39 p.m. View along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 4:40 p.m. View along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 5:01 p.m. Bleacher gate line on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:01 p.m. Bleacher gate line snaking inside the construction gate on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:01 p.m. Bleacher gate line - David Sameshima
  • 5:02 p.m. The end of the bleacher line on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:03 p.m. View along Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:04 p.m. Utility excavation work on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:05 p.m. Contractor trucks still parked on Kenmore - David Sameshima
  • 5:06 p.m. Contractor trucks still parked on Kenmore - David Sameshima
  • 5:43 p.m. Livery vehicle blocking a police car on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:44 p.m. Traffic jam on Seminary - David Sameshima
  • 5:49 p.m. Utility work on Waveland near Kenmore - Dvaid Sameshima
  • 6:02 p.m. The back of the right-field video board is now almost fully enclosed - David Sameshima
  • 6:02 p.m. The back of the right-field video board - David Sameshima
  • 6:03 p.m. Bear statue still on display in front of the "EAMUS CATULI" building - David Sameshima
  • 6:19 p.m. Wrigley Field Premium Tickets booth, with customers, on Addison - David Sameshima
  • 6:21 p.m. Standby ambulance on a medical call, on Addison - David Sameshima
  • 6:25 p.m. Scene under the marquee at Gate D - David Sameshima

BCB's David Sameshima visited the area around Wrigley Field and has photos of both the construction and the pre-game scene around the ballpark.

It appears that the back of the right field video board is about to be enclosed. There was only one panel left to be installed. The west face of the left field video board is still exposed.I took a lot of photos along Sheffield and Waveland, to show what it looks like behind the bleachers. As you can see, work continues. It won't be much longer for the essentials of the bleacher work to be completed. It might still be a while until Waveland and Sheffield can be reopened. They will still need to use a portion of the street as a construction staging area, as they build out the interior portion of the bleachers, as well as continue other construction around the ballpark.

David will be at Thursday's game, though not in the bleachers. We'll have more photos tomorrow including some of the progress in the triangle lot.

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