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Chicago’s West Side Grounds – Where The Cubs Last Won the World Series
West Side Grounds (also called West Side Park) at the intersection of S Wolcott Avenue and W Polk Street was the home of the Chicago Cubs from 1893 until 1915. It was the second ballpark in Chicago known by that name, the first being located a mile to the northeast at the intersection of South…
Read MoreComiskey Park The First
Comiskey Park, located on Chicago’s South Side, was home to the Chicago White Sox for 80 years from 1910 to 1990. The White Sox’s ballpark predated famed Wrigley Field (Weeghman Field) by four years. The Cubs did not begin play at Wrigley until 1916. The picture below shows the single-deck seating along first base. An upper deck was…
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