How Much Is A Chicago Cubs View Worth?

The Major League Baseball club is filing a lawsuit against the owners of 13 buildings with a view of Wrigley Field.

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December 18, 2002, 10:00 AM PST

"Gone are the innocent days of apartment dwellers inviting a few friends over to go up on the roof and drink beer while the Cubbies played across the street... As the neighborhood gentrified in the late 1970s, speculators bought up most of the buildings with decent sightlines of the field and installed professional decks with stands and seats, then corporations grabbed the choicest spots and opened upscale "clubs" charging $70 to $110 per game."

Thanks to Congress on New Urbanism

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Tuesday, December 17, 2002 in United Press International

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