Chicago's Wrigley Field turned 100 years old in 2014. What makes it so special? Is it the history? Is it the hordes of drunken sorority girls at every game? Is it the legions of bare-belly bleacher bums that buy tickets no matter how bad the team is? Is it the Old Style beer? Yep. But it's also the stadium itself. Built in 1914, the park was home to the Chicago Federals, but the Cubs took over in 1916, when it was bought by William Wrigley Jr. The building was ahead of its time, as it was designed to be flexible, like a 1910s version of a 1960s vision of Cedric Price or Archigram. The structure's signature green steel can be assembled and disassembled, allowing for modifications or additions. Wrigley is one of two real, old school ballparks left, along with Fenway in Boston. It lacks much of the spectacle, such as food courts and night clubs, that many new parks have. The old ball parks were built for baseball only, making them smaller and more intimate than the larger multipurpose stadiums built in the last half-century. Wrigley has had updates, but each intervention has been minimal, such as adding seats ... , Matt Shaw, read more Architizer http://ift.tt/1gTqlpq
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