Weeghman Park (1914)

Weeghman Park (1914): A splendid view down Addison Street in 1914, outside a brand new Weeghman Park. The flamboyant Charles A. Weeghman built the park (seating capacity: 14,000) to be the home of his Federal League team, the Chi-Feds (renamed the Whales in 1915). Ironically, the park was designed by the same architect, Zachary Taylor Davis, as Comiskey Park, which opened in 1910. After the Federal League folded, Weeghman for $500,000 purchased (basically merged) his team with the West Side Park tenant Chicago Cubs, which he then moved to his new north side home. The Cubs would play their first game at Weeghman Park on April 20, 1916. The park generally would become known as "Cubs Park" by 1919 and, after William Wrigley assumed full ownership of the club in 1921, the stadium would undergo it's first major expansion in 1922-23. Prior to the 1927 season, it formally was dedicated as Wrigley Field. The second deck was then added in 1927-28. And, finally, the bleachers, ivy and hand-operated scoreboard would come in 1937. Small changes, such as the clock addition in 1941, would take place over the next several decades, culminating in lights (1988), two jumbotrons (2015) and a World Series championship in 2016!

Sizes: Small 12x12-inches, Medium 24x24-inches and Large 36x36-inches
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