Before Wrigley Field, Cubs Had West Side Grounds-- Part 4

After the Cubs moved out, the park hosted Wild West-type shows and other events before the state of Illinois purchased the property in 1919 for $400,000 with plans to build a research and educational hospital.

The group name of the folks wanting to mark the site, Way Out In Left Field is in reference to the West Side Grounds.  Patients at a nearby psychiatric hospital behind the left field grandstand were said to make loud and odd remarks that could be heard within the park.

Glad to Have It Marked.  --Cooter