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Why Wrigley Field Never Modernized

Wrigley Field is a ballpark that got trapped in its own history and then turned that trap into its superpower. Wedged into a residential neighborhood since 1914, it could never really expand without bulldozing people’s homes, while the Wrigley family’s obsession with “pure” daytime baseball blocked modern touches like lights, ads, and gadgets for decades. Neighbors fought every big change, fans romanticized the ivy, brick, and hand-turned scoreboard until they became untouchable symbols, and losing seasons plus the “Billy Goat Curse” only deepened the park’s nostalgic mythology. Eventually the city literally locked its character in place by making it a historic landmark, legally protecting the beams, ivy, and scoreboard. Modern owners have had to sneak upgrades under, behind, and around the old shell so Wrigley can function like a 21st-century stadium while still looking like a 1930s postcard. The result is a living museum that thrives precisely because it still feels like the past refused to move.