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Wrigley Field Construction Update: March 26

There was lots of activity around the ballpark over the weekend.

By Al Yellon
  • 12:51 p.m. The front of the ballpark, still wrapped up - David Sameshima
  • 12:57 p.m. Utility work along the east side of Clark Street, south of Addison Street. - David Sameshima
  • 12:58 p.m. Utility work along the east side of Clark Street, north of Addison Street - David Sameshima
  • 12:59 p.m. Utility work along the sidewalk on the north side of Addison Street, west of Clark Street - David Sameshima
  • 12:59 p.m. Utility work across Clark Street, in front of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 12:59 p.m. Utility work in front of Wrigley Field, at Clark and Addison - David Sameshima
  • 1:01 p.m. The west gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:01 p.m. Utility work along Clark Street, in front of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:02 p.m. The Clark Street side, in front of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:02 p.m. The west gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:02 p.m. The west side of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:03 p.m. The west gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:04 p.m. Dirt covered sidewalk on Clark Street, across from the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:05 p.m. The plaza building, viewed from Clark Street - David Sameshima
  • 1:06 p.m. The west gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:07 p.m. Utility work on Patterson Street, just west of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:08 p.m. Utility work equipment along Patterson Street, just west of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:09 p.m. Hertz office trailer set up on the lot just north of Patterson Street - David Sameshima
  • 1:10 p.m. The lot just north of Patterson Street - David Sameshima
  • 1:11 p.m. The lot where the Clark Street Sports store tent was located - David Sameshima
  • 1:11 p.m. The northwest side of the plaza building - David Sameshima
  • 1:12 p.m. Traffic on Clark Street, just outside the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:12 p.m. The northwest corner of the plaza building - David Sameshima
  • 1:14 p.m. Looking west on Waveland Ave, at Clifton Avenue - David Sameshima
  • 1:14 p.m. Measuring the roadway width on Waveland Avenue - David Sameshima
  • 1:14 p.m. The north side of the plaza building - David Sameshima
  • 1:15 p.m. The west side of the broadcast center building - David Sameshima
  • 1:15 p.m. Bumper posts protecting the utility hookups along the north end of the broadcast center lot - David Sameshima
  • 1:16 p.m. Another view of the broadcast center lot and building - David Sameshima
  • 1:19 p.m. Construction trailer at the north end of the Blue Lot, at Grace and Seminary - David Sameshima
  • 1:20 p.m. Construction trailer in the center, with the player's parking lot tent on the left, along the Blue Lot - David Sameshima
  • 1:22 p.m. A look inside the player's parking lot tent - David Sameshima
  • 1:23 p.m. Fences being erected along the south end of the Blue Lot - David Sameshima
  • 1:24 p.m. Fences being installed along the south end of the Blue Lot - David Sameshima
  • 1:25 p.m. Rolls of chain link fences being delivered at the south end of the Blue Lot - David Sameshima
  • 1:26 p.m. The northeast end of the plaza building - David Sameshima
  • 1:27 p.m. Workers checking out for the day, at Gate K - David Sameshima
  • 1:28 p.m. Concrete being poured in front of the groundskeeper's cottage - David Sameshima
  • 1:31 p.m. The bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:32 p.m. The only view inside the open bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:33 p.m. The bleacher gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:36 p.m. The numbers, and letters, are back - David Sameshima
  • 1:45 p.m. Equipment coming out of the ballpark, through Gate Q on Sheffield Avenue - David Sameshima
  • 1:45 p.m. Gate Q quickly being closed, after the equipment cleared the gate - David Sameshima
  • 1:47 p.m. Working on the left-field video board - David Sameshima
  • 1:49 p.m. Starbucks coming to the former Hi-Tops, Harry Caray Restaurant location on Sheffield Avenue - David Sameshima
  • 1:49 p.m. Starbucks opening April 2 - David Sameshima
  • 1:50 p.m. The upper center field section, where a new party patio section is being built - David Sameshima
  • 1:51 p.m. Another view of the upper center field section - David Sameshima
  • 1:55 p.m. Utility work on Clark Street, just south of Addison Street - David Sameshima
  • 1:56 p.m. Utility work on Clark Street, in front of the ballpark - David Sameshima
  • 1:58 p.m. Looking south on Clark Street, from Addison Street - David Sameshima

BCB's David Sameshima visited Wrigley Field over the weekend. These photos are from Saturday, March 26.

The area around Wrigley Field was a mess when I arrived. There were signs of utility work in progress everywhere. In addition to work taking place on the streets, some sidewalks were being torn up. There is a trench along the Addison Street sidewalk, in front of the former McDonald's parking lot. There is also a trench along the Clark Street sidewalk in front of Sports World.They are working in the street at Clark and Addison, right in front of the ballpark. There is also work taking place along Clark Street, and Patterson Street. There is now an office trailer in the lot just north of Patterson Street for the Hertz rental car lot. A construction fence now surrounds the former location of the Clark Street Sports tent store.They are working on restoring Waveland Avenue outside of the plaza lot, and the area around the broadcast center lot is being opened up. A tent has been put up once again, for the players' parking lot. This time, the tent is further north in the Blue Lot, closer to the center of the block. There are construction trailers just north of the tent, and chain link fences are being erected just south of the tent. The tent stretches across the entire width of the lot, which is probably one of the reasons why the Cubs wanted to cut down the trees that run along the east end of the lot. The overhang of the trees would have blocked where the tent now is.They have removed the tarps that covered the bleacher gate, but it is still difficult to see what work has taken place inside. There was a piece of equipment exiting through Gate Q, when I was near the bleacher gate. By the time I got close to the gate, they were already closing the gate and immediately started lowering the garage door to block any view inside the ballpark.The numbers/letters are back on the "EAMUS CATULI" building. They are now working on opening up a Starbucks in the former Hi-Tops/Harry Caray Restaurant building, on Sheffield Avenue. The signage in front lists April 2nd as the opening date. Hard to see through the window, to see the work taking place inside.

As of today we are 13 days away from the home opener April 11. They'll be ready, but they still have much work to do.

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