Wrigley Field is my home away from home all summer and has been for many years. It’s my happy place.
I’ve written a guide to Arizona Spring Training every year for the last several (here’s this year’s), and thought it was time for a guide to the Cubs’ home in Chicago.
Wrigley Field first opened for business in 1914 — and not for the Chicago Cubs. It was constructed by Charlie Weeghman, who had purchased a franchise in the upstart Federal League, which became known as the Chicago Whales.
When the Federal League folded after 1915, two of its league owners were allowed to buy MLB teams.