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Article: COMMENTARY: Wrigley Field goes down in Chicago, MLB history
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- April 12, 2004
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Kristin Kittoe
University Wire
04-12-2004
(The Columbia Chronicle) (U-WIRE) CHICAGO -- This could be the year Cubs fans have been waiting for. If off-season lineup changes pay off, it could mean an end to the "loveable losers" tradition.
But, with all the changes to the Cubs organization, there's one tradition that won't change: Fans will still be able to sit out in the Wrigley Field bleachers with a can of Old Style in hand.
The bleachers, along with the scoreboard, four exterior walls and marquee sign, the grandstands and of course the brick wall (and its ivy), all received official landmark status by the city of Chicago. The decision to landmark these sections of Wrigley Field was made ...