Ballpark Bricks Placed On Chicago's Tribune Tower-- Part 1: Robert McCormick's Idea

From the August 14, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Blair Kamin, Cityscapes.

The stones in the Tribune's walls began in 1914 when Robert R. McComick went to Europe to cover World War I for the Chicago tribune.  The United States was not yet in it, but to get his country to back the Allies he procured a stone from Yrpes, Belgium's medieval cathedral which had been shelled by the Germans.

This was tye first of the Tribune Tower's 148 fragments of famous buildings and historic sites from around the world.  This array often stops passers-by at the neo-Gothic skyscraper at 435 N. Michigan Avenue.

And, now, there are pieces of Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field.

--CooterStone