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Wrigley Field construction update: February 17, part 1

Progress continues on the project.

By Al Yellon
  • Right field corner, along Sheffield Avenue. Note the partially exposed interior, where the Sheffield Grill/Decade Diner was located David Sameshima
  • Another view of the right field corner, along Sheffield Avenue David Sameshima
  • The relocated construction entrance, next to Gate K, on Waveland Avenue David Sameshima
  • Scaffolding in the left field corner grandstands David Sameshima
  • The right field corner, along Sheffield Avenue David Sameshima
  • Sign in the window, at the Cubby Bear David Sameshima
  • The Addison and Clark Project, looking south on Clark Street David Sameshima
  • The view at Clark and Addison David Sameshima
  • The area to the east of the marquee David Sameshima
  • The elevator being constructed, to the north of the marquee David Sameshima
  • Another view of the marquee area David Sameshima
  • The southern exterior of the ballpark, along Addison Street David Sameshima
  • Looking south on Clark Street, at Addison David Sameshima
  • Hotel Zachary, at Clark and Addison David Sameshima
  • A peek through the construction fence, at Clark and Addison David Sameshima
  • Construction outside the main entrance to the Hotel Zachary, along Clark Street David Sameshima
  • Hotel Zachary, at the corner of Clark and Patterson David Sameshima
  • Hotel Zachary signage up, at the corner of Clark and Patterson David Sameshima
  • Utility work outside the ballpark. A trench being dug across Waveland Avenue, at Clifton Avenue David Sameshima
  • I just noticed these mounts for dog leashes, and a water bowl, on Clark Street. Outside the Starbucks, at the Park At Wrigley David Sameshima
  • The Addison and Clark Project, along Sheffield Avenue David Sameshima
  • The right field corner, along Sheffield Avenue David Sameshima
  • A view inside, at the right field corner. Note the canopy above part of the left field bleachers David Sameshima
  • Wider view of right field corner area David Sameshima
  • The left field corner, along Waveland Avenue David Sameshima
  • Gate K, along Waveland Avenue. The World Serves logo is still visible David Sameshima
  • The pit outside of Gate K has been filled in David Sameshima
  • Zamboni working the ice rink, at the Park At Wrigley David Sameshima
  • Crane at Clark and Addison, lifting in supplies David Sameshima
  • The Addison and Clark Project, viewed from Clark and Addison, as the snow begins to fall David Sameshima
  • Crane at Clark and Addison David Sameshima
  • City snowplow at Addison and Sheffield, as the snow begins to fall David Sameshima

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — I’ve got quite a number of photos to share with you today, this set taken by BCB’s David Sameshima, then another set taken by BCB’s Mike Bojanowski that will run an hour from the posting time of this set, at noon CT. This set comprises 32 photos, the later one will have 53. There’s some overlap and duplication, but there was enough different that I wanted to present both of them separately.

David made a visit to Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon as a light snow was falling, and filed this report:

I made a visit to Wrigley on Saturday afternoon. You could tell that there was activity in the ballpark, but of course little is visible from the outside. Cranes located outside at Clark and Addison were lifting supplies into the ballpark. The pit outside of Gate K has been filled in. Utility crews were digging a trench across Waveland Avenue, restricting traffic. The tarps were partially removed, exposing where the Sheffield Grill/Decade Diner was located in the right field corner. The name is now on display at the northwest corner of the Hotel Zachary. I just noticed the mounts for dog leashes and water bowl, outside of the Park At Wrigley Starbucks, and Cubby Bear is hiring.

The “canopy” David notes in the caption to photo 23 actually covers only some of the seats there, as shown in this tweet from Curtis Waltz from last Friday:

The Wrigley home opener, Cubs vs. Pirates, is just seven weeks from today.

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