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Wrigley Field Construction Update: March 18

Construction progress is continuing in the area around Wrigley.

By Al Yellon
  • Taken on 3/17/2017, from the Addison CTA Red Line Station. On the left is the private Addison Clark project. Note how high the mound of excavated dirt is, and where the tractor is parked David Sameshima
  • The construction barricades have been moved out into the street, at Clark and Addison. This is due to pavement work being done at the corner David Sameshima
  • Work still in progress, along Addison Street David Sameshima
  • View of the Hotel Zachary project, at Clark and Addison David Sameshima
  • View of the construction barricades, moved out into the street, at Clark and Addison David Sameshima
  • View of the Clark Street side, where pavement work is being done in front of the ballpark David Sameshima
  • Current view of the main ticket window area, along Clark Street David Sameshima
  • The south end of the plaza building, with traffic barricades lines up along Clark Street David Sameshima
  • Work being done underneath the marquee David Sameshima
  • Another view of the south end of the plaza building David Sameshima
  • A view of the plaza building, from Clark and Patterson David Sameshima
  • Construction equipment slowing down traffic, at Clark and Patterson. Also note the motorized wheelchair in the northbound lane, also slowing down traffic David Sameshima
  • View of the Hotel Zachary project, at Clark and Patterson David Sameshima
  • View of the Hotel Zachary project, from the alley to the west of the project David Sameshima
  • View of the Hotel Zachary project, looking east on Patterson Street David Sameshima
  • View showing the posts in front of the south face of the plaza building David Sameshima
  • Barricades moved out into the street, at the corner of Waveland and Clark. This is due to pavement work being done David Sameshima
  • Due to the pavement work being done, Waveland Avenue is reduced to one lane, in front of the plaza building David Sameshima
  • The northwest corner of the plaza building, at Waveland and Clark David Sameshima
  • The north face of the plaza building, along Waveland Avenue David Sameshima
  • The northeast corner of the plaza building David Sameshima
  • The street cleaned up, at the ballhawk corner, at Waveland and Kenmore David Sameshima
  • The work being done by Peoples Gas has been completed on Kenmore Avenue, at Waveland Avenue. Note the asphalt patches along the right side of the street David Sameshima
  • No line at the open ticket windows, next to the bleacher gate, on Waveland Avenue David Sameshima
  • As I was leaving this location, a couple walked up to the ticket window. They just stopped to look at the schedule, and walked away David Sameshima
  • The flag yardarm has not yet been replaced David Sameshima
  • Flags added to the front of the "EAMUS CATULI" building, on Sheffield Avenue David Sameshima
  • Wider view of the “EAMUS CATULI” building David Sameshima
  • The equipment access opening to the field, still exposed in the right field corner David Sameshima
  • View of the Addison Park project from Sheffield Avenue, across from Gate D David Sameshima
  • View of Gate D, on Sheffield Avenue David Sameshima
  • View of Gate D, from the corner of Addison and Sheffield David Sameshima
  • View of the work in progress, along Addison Street David Sameshima
  • View into the Addison Park project, from Sheffield Avenue David Sameshima
  • View showing the mound of excavated dirt, in the Addison Park project, along Addison Street David Sameshima
  • Closer view of the south face of the plaza building David Sameshima

BCB’s David Sameshima visited Wrigley Field and the surrounding area Saturday (with one photo from Friday, photo 1) and filed this report:

I did have time to walk around Wrigley Field, late on Saturday afternoon, just after 3:00 p.m. It was surprisingly quiet. There did not appear to be any major work being done at Wrigley Field. All I saw were workers leaving. All the construction gates were closed.

They have been doing pavement work at the corners of Clark and Addison, and Clark and Waveland. As a result, the barricades have been moved out into the street at both corners. This did impede traffic at both intersections. This also made it more difficult for pedestrians to cross the street. The good news is this does indicate that they are now preparing the exterior of the ballpark for Opening Day.

There is one thing we’ve been discussing that I wanted to mention again. Check out photo 26, with the yardarm that had been carrying the “W” flag since the day after the World Series still missing. That flag blew off in a windstorm sometime around the first of this month. If there had been workers available to fix this yardarm, it likely would have been fixed by now and (perhaps) a new “W” flag put there. Since that hasn’t happened, it’s my opinion that the “W” flag flying all winter (until the windstorm) was the same flag. What happened to the flag after the yardarm broke is still unknown.

We are 22 days away from baseball at Wrigley Field, April 10 when the Cubs face the Dodgers. I have no doubt the park will be ready to go.

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