From the October 28, 2016, Chicago Tribune "Wrigley Field's transformation."
As we try to get over the late night/early morning celebrating for the Cubs winning the World Series yesterday.
LIGHTS
Owner P.K. Wrigley assigned Bill Veeck to look into lighting for Wrigley Field.
The team ordered parts in 1941 but Wrigley donated the steel to the World War II effort after Pearl Harbor.
So, there might have been lights as early as 1941, but for a war.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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