Wrigleyville By Sam Gulbrandsen Maggie Dencheva Matt Kenning
Wrigleyville By : Sam Gulbrandsen, Maggie Dencheva, Matt Kenning, James Won
Location ● Wrigleyville is located on the North Side of Chicago. ● To get to Wrigleyville, you just have to take the Red Line to Addison.
THE SQUAD and WRIGLEY We chose Wrigleyville because of it’s unique environment and diverse restaurants. We visited there on October 28 th at nighttime. There are other bars and restaurants just like The Irish Oak that would be great hangout spot for students.
Restaurant Review: The Irish Oak Pub and Grill within walking distance from Wrigley Field Very sport friendly, numerous tv’s A little expensive, average cost for entree $10 Specials: $5 Cheeseburgers on Wednesday 35 cent wings on Tuesdays
Landmarks Wrigley Field: Home of the Chicago Cubs Stage Left Theater: Live plays with focus on social and political issues Music Box Theater: Built in 1920, enormous and intricate interior design, puts on modern movies Improv Olympic: Improv theatre that relies heavily on audience participation Cubby Bear and Murphy’s Bleachers: Two popular bars next to Wrigley Field
Activities ● During baseball season, the area is flooded with Cubs fans going to games. ● In the summertime, there is Summer. Fest which is an event for younger children with many activities. ● After baseball season the area starts to slow down a little bit. ● There are sometimes concerts and other events taking place at Wrigley Field throughout the year.
General info about Wrigleyville It is bordered by Halsted St. on the east, Ashland Ave. on the west, Roscoe St. on the south, and Byron St. on the north. Easily reached by public transportation. The shops there mainly sell Cubs paraphernalia. There a lot of ticket vendors selling seats for, you already know what : ) Popular shopping sites are: Strange Cargo, and Brown Elephant
Demographics Median household income in Wrigleyville is $82, 559 (2013) in Chicago it’s $47, 099 (2013) Population is 78, 051 It’s also known as Lakeview Median rent is $1, 211, in Chicago it’s $836 Median age for males:
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