Burials are not allowed at Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, but at the cemetery, located just five miles northwest of the field, a local man came up with another option.
More than 200 niches for cremation urns are tucked into a 24-foot long, ivy-covered red brick wall with a yellow "400" painted on it -- mimicking the one in center field at Wrigley Field. Old box seats, home plate, original sod and a stained-glass window featuring the iconic centerfield scoreboard permanently set at 1:20 are also included.
I wonder if the ivy is Wrigley Field ivy. Back in the 1970s, I bought an ivy cutting at Wrigley Field and planted it by my garage in Round Lake Beach and before long, it had taken over that whole side of the garage. I named it the Dave Kingman Memorial Ivy as he was our big home run hitter back in those days.
After the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, just about every cemetery in the Chicago area sprouted small Cubs and Cubs World Series Champ flags. Even a spot along a local road where a Cub fan had died during the playoffs had a Cubs World Champion flag on it.
It appears that there are still niches available, so for that Cub fan of yours....
Wrigley Field Forever.
No comments:
Post a Comment