Wrigley Field Tickets and Seating
The field and its diamond dirt path mean baseball. Fans flock to the field to sit in the bleachers and take in a lazy summer day, enjoy the ivy slowly growing and overtaking the brick wall just beyond the warning track, and take in the festivities of Wrigleyville after the game, win of lose. Heck, this is a stop for those still in baseball lore, no matter which team they worship.
One of the most compelling aspects of Wrigley Field is that a whole neighborhood sprung up around the field. Chicago is a city of neighborhoods and Wrigleyville is perhaps the best known. Just off the Addison Red Line stop, bars line the streets and avenues along with restaurants and an odd collection of stores selling various pieces of sportsdom and charming knick knacks.
I am sure none of this could be foreseen back in 1914, when ground first broke on the baseball field. Finished in just a month and a half later and originally christened Weeghman Park (then Cubs Park), this park began growing with the baseball team and the neighborhood. Wrigley Field began with a mere seating capacity of 14,000 but now boasts room for 41,160 fans.
The field has witnessed the beginning of the curse, the advent of lights to allow night games, and even once played home to the Chicago Bears for five decades. Wrigley Field is a historic site and hallowed ground for Chicagoans. Tickets to this field are relished just for the opportunity to sit in the confines.