Cubs history: The Wrigley Field scoreboard under construction

Bettmann Archive This will be a different kind of historical photo article. In this case I don’t need to sleuth the date, because it came with the caption supplied with the photo:

When the umpire yells “play ball” to open Chicago Cubs’ 1961 season here 4/14. the famed green vines clinging to Wrigley Field’s outfield fence will add their color to the occasion. Here, veteran ground keeper Albert Gargulo carefully prunes the greenery in left field 4/3, as other workmen paint huge scoreboard (background).

At the top of this photo I’ve shown you only the scoreboard, because that’s what I’m focusing on for this article. At the end of this article I’ll post the full photo showing the ivy-pruning.

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