Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field Home of the Chicago Cubs, Chicago, IL Date Opened: April 23, 1914 Chicago Federals vs. Kansas City, 9-1 Games Attended: September 24, 2023 Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies, 4-3 Location & Accessibility (0-5): 5 I don't know what exactly the neighborhood was like in 1914 when the ballpark first opened, or two years later, in 1916, when the Cubs played their first game in the historic stadium, but I can tell you now, in 2023, the ballpark and the neighborhood are interconnected as one. What would Chicago's Northside be without Wrigley and would a venue like Wrigley survived somewhere else? The answer to the latter is probably not as we have seen with so many of the other old ballparks. Historic Value (0-5): 5 "The Friendly Confines" of Wrigley Field have now hosted baseball games for 109 years, second only to Boston's Fenway Park. The park should almost get bonus points for historic value. It's the place where Babe Ruth called his shot in the...
