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Wrigley Field Construction Update: June 4

New walls and staircases marked Thursday's work at Wrigley.

By Al Yellon
  • 5:06 p.m. The south face of the right field video board, with new concession stands at the lower right side - David Sameshima
  • 5:07 p.m. New concession stands lined up behind the right field video board - David Sameshima
  • 5:07 p.m. The back of the right-field video board - David Sameshima
  • 5:08 p.m. Wall going up around the new staircase being built in the right field corner - David Sameshima
  • 5:10 p.m. The last section of the exterior bleacher wall waiting to go up, along Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 5:10 p.m. The new stairs and wall being built in the right field corner - David Sameshima
  • 5:10 p.m. Gate Q area in the right-field corner - David Sameshima
  • 5:10 p.m. Exterior brick wall going up, around the new right field staircase still being constructed - David Sameshima
  • 5:12 p.m. Red bricks continue to be fitted, along the Sheffield Avenue wall - David Sameshima
  • 5:11 p.m. View of the new exterior wall on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 5:12 p.m. Bricklayers at work on the Sheffield wall - David Sameshima
  • 5:14 p.m. Another view of the brickwork being done on the Sheffield wall - David Sameshima
  • 5:14 p.m. Stack of bricks waiting to be installed, on Sheffield - David Sameshima
  • 5:14 p.m. Label attached to bricks - David Sameshima
  • 5:15 p.m. Side view of bricks - David Sameshima
  • 5:16 p.m. Another view of the back of the right-field video board - David Sameshima
  • 5:18 p.m. Pieces laid out in front of the main bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 5:19 p.m. The last section of bleacher gate now fitted on the Sheffield side - David Sameshima
  • 5:20 p.m. The main bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 5:20 p.m. The main bleacher gate, with new Budweiser logos waiting to be attached to the gates - David Sameshima
  • 5:21 p.m. Closeup of the new fittings added to the main bleacher gates - David Sameshima
  • 5:21 p.m. Behind the center-field scoreboard - David Sameshima
  • 5:22 p.m. The north end of the "Platform 14" area - David Sameshima
  • 5:22 p.m. The south end of the "Platform 14" area - David Sameshima
  • 5:22 p.m. The center of the "Platform 14" area where the accessible restroom, elevator and frozen drink stand are presently located - David Sameshima
  • 5:23 p.m. A portion of the back, of the left field video board, is now enclosed - David Sameshima
  • 5:24 p.m. The back of the left field video board - David Sameshima
  • 5:25 p.m. The pop bottle sign has been taken down, in the left field corner - David Sameshima
  • 5:26 p.m. Another view of the back of the left field video board - David Sameshima
  • 5:27 p..m. Supplies on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:28 p.m. More supplies on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:30 p.m. View along Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:31 p.m. Concrete cutting service trucks, parked on Waveland - David Sameshima
  • 5:33 p.m. Concrete trucks waitng at Waveland and Clark - David Sameshima
  • 5:34 p.m. Triangle lot - David Sameshima
  • 5:35 p.m. Concrete transfer boom truck working at Waveland and Clark - David Sameshima
  • 5:35 p.m. Another view of the concrete transfer boom truck working at Waveland and Clark - David Sameshima
  • 5:37 p.m. Concrete being poured in the triangle lot - David Sameshima
  • 5:40 p.m. View of concrete being transferred, from Clark Street - David Sameshima

BCB's David Sameshima paid a late-afternoon visit to Wrigley Field Thursday and filed this report, with a correction to what he assumed on Wednesday:

I was incorrect about the advertising sign, in left field. It must have only been a mockup. The pop bottle sign in now gone, but the ribbons remain attached to the other two posts. I wonder if this means that they are getting close to signing an advertiser.A wall is beginning to go up around the new stairs that are still being built in the right field corner. This will make it look like how it was after the 2005-06 bleacher expansion project. They are close to completing the exterior bleacher wall, along Sheffield Avenue.There are concession stands now lined up along the back of the right field bleachers, awaiting installation. I see that some have inquired about the "Platform 14" area behind the center field scoreboard. I took some photos from the street to show what this area currently looks like. The center of this area was untouched by the offseason construction, as it contains the accessible restroom, elevator and frozen drink stand that where only built during the 2005-2006 project. The new "Platform 14" facilities will most likely be built on both sides of this center structure.

We'll have more photos here tomorrow.

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