Around Wrigley - The Budweiser House
One of the things we hope to do throughout the summer is take our blog readers to some of the interesting places around Wrigley Field.
At the corner of Kenmore and Waveland sits one of the oldest rooftop viewing sites that Cub fans know as the Budweiser house, designated as such for its brightly painted roof.
Owner Pat Kelly was kind enough to show us his bleacher set-up in the building's attic (see the photo gallery). His family has owned the building since 1940, but its construction actually predates Wrigley Field, which opened in 1914.
"I love it up here because it's a throwback to another era" Kelly told us. "We don't sell the seats, just make them available to our family and friends, along with tenants from the building."
"We've never had a ball come in up here, but downstairs, we've had more broken windows that I can count from balls both on the fly and on the bounce. Banks, Kingman, Santo, and lots of others have gotten us over the years."
Comments
When was the Budweiser House first painted with the Budweiser logo?
Posted by: Ben Winge | May 5, 2007 2:11 PM
Guys:
I've got a friendly wager involving the Budweiser house. A buddy of mine claims it has "always" been a Bud advertisement.
I know that it was once the home of WGN radio and that the games were called from the attic, which gives occupants a view of the field.
Wasn't it also a Sapporo beer advertisement in the 1980s or 1990s?
Can you guys clear this up?
Thanks.
Posted by: Dan | May 10, 2007 9:06 AM