My First Visit to Wrigley Field

For almost four years we have lived practically down the street from Wrigley Field.  A 5 minute or so bus ride, a 25 minute or so walk, both will get us there.  Every year, we have to get a Cubs night game parking pass, because we live in the parking zone.  And still, I've never been.  Chip went as a field trip chaperon our first year here, but I've only been to see Sox games, way on the South side.  This week was the perfect opportunity.  Chip's Dad's was here on business, and he wanted to go to a game, too.  So we all went on Tuesday night. 

It was really fun and a completely different experience from a modern stadium.  It is really quite small, and still has the old-style score board, and sits right on the street.  It doesn't seem nestled inside layers on concrete walkways the way Comisky does. You can even see the lake from up at the top of the stadium! Its also really cool the way the stadium walls don't go up all the way on two sides, and people put bleachers on top of their houses.  Chip said the last time he went, it was even more like going back in time, because they didn't have any of the electronic signs they have now (although there's still a lot less than others stadiums.)

Here's a picture I took right around sunset:

See another picture I took during the game here.

Comments

[LP]

That's an awesome pic--good lighting. I started looking for apartments this week on Craig's List. Some of the apartments were near wrigley field and weren't too expensive (~$600/month, room mates included). That picture totally makes me want to rent in that area.

[Rebecca]

There's definitely a lot of cool stuff in that neighborhood, but there really are a lot of great and beautiful neighborhoods in Chicago. I've always thought that to really live in that neighborhood (within a radius of maybe 10 blocks or so of Wrigley) you really have to love the Cubs. I think you would have to desire to do nothing on the days there is a game except for game related activities. Otherwise, it seems like it could quickly become a very frustrating place to live.