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Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field

Location

Chicago

United States

41° 56' 52.2744" N, 87° 39' 21.1788" W

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US

General info:

If you´re into sports and in Chicago, Chicago Cubs game is the venue to attend to. The Cubs are are one of the two remaining charter members of the National League and one of two active major league clubs based in Chicago. The Wrigley Field is a baseball venue that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Cubs since 1916. It was built in 1914 as Weeghman Park for the Chicago Federal League baseball team, the Chicago Whales. Directly over the main entrance to the stadium stands the most familiar icon of the exterior of the ballpark, a large red, art deco style marquee, painted in white letters to read private://Wrigley Field, Home of Chicago Cubsprivate://. The marquee is so iconic, that the owners of the park have used it in some way as the park's trademark of sorts.

Getting there:

The CTA Red Line provides direct service to Wrigley Field via the accessible station at Addison.

Costs:

Costs depend on the event on schedule.

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