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Wrigleyville residents are afraid the Cubs will turn their quiet neighborhood into Times Square, but I'm thinking more like the Vegas Strip in terms of signage and bright lights.
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What I never have understood about this argument is that the ballpark was there before the residents (unless their brownstones were handed down through family generations). The fact that someone could buy a home a few blocks away from a major league ball park and then complain about the noise and traffic of night games is ridiculous. Sort of like buying a condo on the Vegas stip and then complaining about the lights never turning off. ![]() |
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Why is the word moving dreaded?
I wish nothing more than them to move! Anywhere. |
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It's no different than if someone bought a house that backed up to busy 4-lane road. Obviously that person would have to live with the fact that there would be traffic noise, but if the county came in and said they were going to widen it to 8 lanes, I have a feeling some people wouldn't just roll over and take it. This may come as a shock to some people, but not everyone wants to live in a place where the roads look like this: ![]()
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Let me guess - Addison St. out in front of Wrigley Field? |
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Yeah, and it's ****ing horrible, so I'm happy to see they're finally working on a solution, but replacing some ****ty advertising with more, brighter ****ty advertising isn't exactly the ideal solution.
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You all you people complaining....you knew the park was there before you moved in (unless you moved there over 100 years ago) quit complaining. It is like moving near an airport and complaining about the noise.
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Again, I get that some of you guys live in miserable places and have given up hope. That's fine. Those of us who live here don't. Every community in Chicago that is still thriving can thank a strong, tight-knit community advocacy groups that ensure that quality of life for the residents of the neighborhood is still a priority in the city's business. If the Cubs don't like it, they can move to ****ing Rosemont. They can build a replica of their ****hole in a ****hole town. It's karma. |
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The Tribune Company could have easily done the same thing. They had the money, they had the political clout. They chose to be responsible neighbors. I'm looking forward to the day the karma comes back around and bites Ricketts in the ass. It will happen. Not today. Not tomorrow. But some day..... This whole thing started as "we need to renovate Wrigley Field" to "we need to make people forget that the Cubs play baseball and the Cubs are a Disney-like source of entertainment." |
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I can understand the perspective of the team dealing with the rooftop owners. But if you sign a contract, you shouldn't decide later to push it.
And that's what Ricketts is doing - pushing everyone a little more to see what he can get. If he gets more, why not push a little more. 3 concerts, 5 concerts, concerts with a street fair, more nite games, more seats, more video boards, more ads, even more nite games, etc. Give him what he wants and 2-3 years later, he'll be at it again. The thought that the Cubs need some of these concessions to be economically viable is downright laughable. The residents have a legitimate concern, and as anyone who's gone to the bars in the area on a Friday or Saturday night can attest to, the last thing they want are a ton of drunken idiots hanging out at "Cubs Square" all hours of the night. Plus this wouldn't just an issue during Cubs dates, that would be a year-round issue. Ironic, the Cubs used the Trib use to spin lies about Bridgeport being problematic... ![]() |
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I just want this saga to drag on as long as humanly possible. It's been quite entertaining!
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