Editing Wrigley Building (section)

==History==
When ground was broken for the Wrigley Building in 1920, there were no major office buildings north of the [[Chicago River]]. The Michigan Avenue Bridge, which spans the river just south of the building, was still under construction. The land was selected by [[chewing gum]] magnate [[William Wrigley Jr.]] for the headquarters of his company. The building was designed by the architectural firm of [[Graham, Anderson, Probst & White]] using the shape of the [[Giralda]] tower of [[Seville's Cathedral]] combined with French Renaissance details. The {{convert|425|ft|m|adj=on}} south tower was completed in September 1921 and the north tower in May 1924. Walkways between the towers were added at the ground level and the third floor. In 1931, another walkway was added at the fourteenth floor to allow for a rearrangement of Wrigley's offices.<ref>{{Cite news |date=Aug 30, 1931 |title=Bridge 150 Feet in Air to Link Wrigley Towers |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |pages=10}}</ref> The two towers, not including the levels below Michigan Avenue, have a combined area of {{convert|453433|sqft|m2}}.

The two towers are of differing heights, with the south tower rising to 30 stories and the north tower to 21 stories. On the south tower is a [[clock]] with faces pointing in all directions. Each face is {{convert|19|ft|7|in|m}} in diameter. The building is clad in [[Glazed architectural terra-cotta|glazed terra-cotta]], which provides its gleaming white façade. On occasion, the entire building is hand washed to preserve the terra cotta. At night, the building is brightly lit with floodlights.

The Wrigley Building was Chicago's first [[air conditioning|air-conditioned]] office building. If one walks through the center doors, one will enter a secluded park area overlooking the [[Chicago River]].

In the 1957 science fiction film ''[[Beginning of the End (film)|Beginning of the End]]'', giant grasshoppers attack downtown Chicago, and in one scene are shown climbing up the side of the Wrigley Building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrigleybuilding.com/fun-facts/ |title=Fun Facts |website=The Wrigley Building |access-date=July 27, 2017 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116144903/http://www.thewrigleybuilding.com/fun-facts/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Wrigley Building was sold in 2011 to a group of investors that includes Zeller Realty Group and [[Groupon]] co-founders [[Eric Lefkofsky]] and [[Brad Keywell]].<ref>[http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/Wrigley-Building-Sold-for-33-Million-131141478.html  Wrigley Building Sold for $33 Million]</ref> The new owners made the building more attractive to businesses by adding a [[Walgreens]], a coffee shop, a fitness center and a nursing room for mothers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elahi|first=Amina|title=Wrigley Building owners look to lure technology companies|url=http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/originals/chi-wrigley-building-tech-companies-bsi,0,0.story?track=bluesky-ct-head|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222013219/http://bluesky.chicagotribune.com/originals/chi-wrigley-building-tech-companies-bsi,0,0.story?track=bluesky-ct-head|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 22, 2014|access-date=12 February 2014|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

In 2019, billionaire [[Joe Mansueto]] completed the purchase of the Wrigley Building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2018/06/29/chicago-billionaire-completes-255-million-purchase-of-wrigley-building/|title=Chicago billionaire completes $255 million purchase of Wrigley Building|website=the Chicago Tribune|date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2025 }}</ref>