they added lights to wrigley field in 1984.
they added lights to wrigley field in 1984.
when did they add lights to wrigley field?
1984
green was the first cubs executive to clash with the city of chicago over the installation of lights in wrigley field. green was a strong proponent of lights from the start of his tenure, but a city ordinance prohibited the cubs from installing lights in the residential lakeview neighborhood, where wrigley field was located. as green saw it, the issue was not lights or no lights, but stay at wrigley field or move to the suburbs. bluntly stating that "if there are no lights in wrigley field, there will be no wrigley field," he threatened to move the cubs to a new stadium in northwest suburban schaumburg or arlington heights. he also considered shutting down wrigley field for a year and playing at comiskey park as tenants of the chicago white sox, in hopes that the loss of revenue would temper or eliminate neighborhood opposition. green's stance changed the context of the debate, as even the staunchest opponents of installing lights did not want to be held responsible for the cubs leaving town. shortly before green's departure, the chicago city council and mayor harold washington approved a change to the ordinance, allowing the cubs to install lights in 1988. green also rebuilt the cubs' farm system with goldsberry, developing stars like shawon dunston, greg maddux, rafael palmeiro, jamie moyer, and mark grace. the cubs won a division title in .
dallas green (baseball)
the cubs, under team president dallas green, quickly changed the issue from lights or no lights to wrigley field or move out of town. with typical bluntness, green said, "if there are no lights in wrigley field, "there will be no wrigley field."" green seriously considered shuttering wrigley and playing at comiskey park as tenants of the white sox for a year, in hopes that the neighborhood would feel the loss of revenue and back down. the cubs also explored moving to several suburban locations, including a site adjacent to arlington park in arlington heights and another in schaumburg. there was even talk of a drastic move which involved selling the stadium to local college depaul university, who would likely tear down wrigley field to host its indoor sports or convert it to a full-time football stadium in hopes of returning football to the campus. the cubs would then likely build a new ballpark near the rosemont horizon (now the allstate arena, where depaul plays its home games currently) in suburban rosemont.
history of wrigley field