A quaint piece of Cubs lore is about to pass into history, and we feel it deserves a valedictory.
In the last few weeks, demolition work has begun at the former site of Neely Printing, 871 N. Franklin St., the birthplace, so to speak, of Cubs scorecards. The cards were published there for over half a century, including the iconic Otis Shepard designs. This is to be part of the North Union project, constructed by JDL Development. Although the original Neely building is to be repurposed, only the facade will be preserved, a new residential structure will be inserted within.