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Wrigley Field Construction Update: February 11-14

An overview of the work over the last few days.

By Al Yellon
  • New curbing, east side of Clark Street Mike Bojanowski
  • Finishing the new curb concrete Mike Bojanowski
  • Plaza building, corner entrance still under construction Mike Bojanowski
  • The opportunity of a lifetime Mike Bojanowski
  • Looking west on Addison, from the Red Line platform Mike Bojanowski
  • Stiff wind last Sunday Mike Bojanowski
  • A new doorway unveiled along the north front of the plaza building Mike Bojanowski
  • Corner entrance of the plaza building, still unfinished Mike Bojanowski
  • Clark Street overview Mike Bojanowski
  • Looking north toward the plaza building.  I am told tests of the new video board have taken place, but I haven't been lucky enough to catch one Mike Bojanowski
  • A peek at the field.  The shrouding has been removed from the LF bowl corner bricks Mike Bojanowski
  • Another look Mike Bojanowski
  • Another look Mike Bojanowski
  • The Addison Park construction site (not the Hotel Zachary) Mike Bojanowski
  • Another view of the Addison Park site Mike Bojanowski
  • A much less publicized (and much smaller) new hotel is scheduled to open in 2017 on Clark Street just south of Cornelia. It is to be called The Wheelhouse, and will incorporate the existing building immediately north Mike Bojanowski
  • A look at the signage for the Wheelhouse Hotel Mike Bojanowski
  • A look over the signage for the Wheelhouse Hotel Mike Bojanowski
  • The Addison Park scaffolding, looking north on Clark Street Mike Bojanowski
  • The famous corner looking north (never gets old) Mike Bojanowski
  • Looking north from Patterson, Clark Street down to one lane Mike Bojanowski
  • A rare open-gate look at the Hotel Zachary, Clark & Patterson Mike Bojanowski
  • A different look Mike Bojanowski
  • A view from the northwest corner, along Patterson Mike Bojanowski
  • Traffic confusion at Waveland Mike Bojanowski
  • Plaza building corner entrance Mike Bojanowski
  • Plaza building overview Mike Bojanowski
  • The trophy display at Metro Mike Bojanowski

BCB’s Mike Bojanowski spent some time at and around Wrigley Field over the last few days and sent me the photos above, along with this report:

These photos were taken over a four-day span from February 11-14. Again, there were few visible differences from the street. Some shrouding has come down, new coverings have gone up. Clark Street between Addison and Waveland has undergone occasional closure or one-lane traffic recently. Some of this was related to the Hotel Zachary project, but some was also due to the recurbing of the east side of Clark. The canvas player pictures that lined the barriers on that side of the street have now been taken down.

Photos 1-5 were taken February 11; 6-10 February 12; the rest February 14. There was a season-ticket holder only photo-op with the Commissioner's Trophy at Metro last Tuesday (photo 28).

The Cubs are probably the happiest people in the city of Chicago about this winter’s weather, which has been remarkably snowless (the city’s about to set a record for the longest stretch of days without a one-inch snowfall) and with mild temperatures that are likely headed to record levels in the 60s this weekend. This has allowed workers to get a lot done during the shortened construction season.

The home opener against the Dodgers April 10 is now just 53 days away, about seven and a half weeks. I have no doubt that the ballpark will be ready to open with everything complete, except for the plaza and the concession areas noted at the convention.

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