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Wrigley Field Construction Update: January 14

The ballpark is now completely shrouded.

By Al Yellon
  • View looking west on Waveland - Mike Bojanowski
  • Clark Street gate. You could be excused for thinking they're about to conduct an interment - Mike Bojanowski
  • Another mournful angle - Mike Bojanowski
  • West front, through the southwest gate - Mike Bojanowski
  • A look at the rear of the groundskeeper's cottage, now covered in finish brick - Mike Bojanowski
  • View through the southwest gate - Mike Bojanowski
  • Where the marquee girders had been, new scorches mark the site of the attachments - Mike Bojanowski
  • Closer view of the same area - Mike Bojanowski
  • Same view, with torches at work - Mike Bojanowski
  • The last untreated lattice steel at the main gate, new working scaffolds in place - Mike Bojanowski
  • Another view of the same area - Mike Bojanowski
  • New excavation near main bleacher gate - Mike Bojanowski
  • Overall view of the bleacher gate area - Mike Bojanowski
  • Overall view of Gate D area - Mike Bojanowski
  • Overall view of Gate K/J area, looking west on Waveland - Mike Bojanowski
  • Engine 78 leaving on a call - Mike Bojanowski
  • Engine 78 must turn north on Seminary, and needs to back up initially to align the turn - Mike Bojanowski
  • Engine 78 on its way - Mike Bojanowski
  • New excavation outside Gate K/J - Mike Bojanowski
  • Plaza and media buildings, view from Seminary - Mike Bojanowski
  • Plaza and media buildings, view from Seminary - Mike Bojanowski

For the first time all winter, this week has been quite cold in Chicago, although it warmed up a bit Thursday. Nevertheless, work has continued at Wrigley Field. BCB's Mike Bojanowski stopped by the ballpark Thursday afternoon and filed this report:

These photos were all taken Thursday, January 14 in the early afternoon. The extensive shrouding is unchanged, but some tantalizing detail can be seen here and there.The last remnant of the original marquee structure has now been removed; the girders that supported the base of the sign, survivors until now, are gone. The rear of the groundskeeper's cottage is now covered in finish brick, in the same style as the patching brick in front, multicolored and multitextured. There are also some new holes in the ground as well.It seems generally very busy, and still very noisy. Things continue to move on.

We should have more photos from the project here over the weekend.

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