architecture

Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Wrigley Update

The Chicago Tribune posts graphics and images (registration req'd) for the Wrigley Field bleachers renovation, part of a larger plan that also includes a parking garage, restaurants and retail.

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For the passer-by, the most notable change will be the walkway will cantilever over the sidewalk.

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Granted this ain't exciting architecture, but it's been a heated debate...

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...because of these neighbors and their right to peer into Wrigley Field during games, charging admission and receiving $$ that might otherwise go to the Cubs (and its parent, the Chicago Tribune). Notice the construction at the bottom of the image.

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